Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 20, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| East Facing | 8-12 | 7-10 | 7-10 | 6-8 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | ||||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:47 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:21 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Hazy. |
|---|---|
| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the evening, then becoming light and variable after midnight. |
Swell Summary
Nearshore buoys and surf observations continue to show advisory level surf along east facing shores with very little change among wave heights on the buoys during the past few days. Surf should begin to gradually ease tonight into Friday then steadily decrease over 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. Some trade wind swell will continue to wrap into select north and south facing exposures.
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. Lastly, due to the large swell and northerly direction (010-030 degrees), heavy surges are expected along north facing harbors such as Kahului and Hilo harbors.
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
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
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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