Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 19, 2026

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES


Shores Tonight Thursday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
East Facing 8-12 8-12 8-12 8-12
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.8 feet 03:58 PM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 09:53 PM HST.
High 2.4 feet 04:21 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Showers.
High Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.0 feet 10:46 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 04:43 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:47 AM HST.
Sunset 6:21 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Thursday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
TONIGHT

Weather Sunny until 6 PM, then partly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph early, becoming
light and variable, then becoming east
around 5 mph after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 1.4 feet 04:36 PM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 10:30 PM HST.
High 1.9 feet 04:59 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.3 feet 05:09 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 10:52 PM HST.
High 2.0 feet 05:15 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 11:23 AM HST.
High 1.5 feet 05:21 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 11:46 AM HST.
High 1.5 feet 05:52 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:51 AM HST.
Sunset 6:25 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf will hold relatively steady along east facing shores through Thursday then gradually decrease Friday into the weekend.

Surf along north and west facing shores will remain well below seasonal levels through the weekend, and surf along south facing shores will remain small. Select exposures along north and south facing shores will continue to see some trade wind swell.

Forerunners from a large, long-period north to north-northeast swell are forecast to arrive Sunday night, then rapidly build to near warning levels along north facing shores Monday through Tuesday. Also due to the northerly direction, elevated surf heights are expected along west Maui and west Big Island near Kua Bay. Surf heights are expected to reach advisory threshold for west Big Island on Monday and could reach advisory threshold for west Maui as well.

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NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi choppy with ESE winds 5-10mph in the morning increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the early morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with N winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WNW 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 10-15mph. This becomes Sideshore texture/chop for the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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