Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 23, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Tonight | Monday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 6-8 | 10-15 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 6-8 |
| South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Partly sunny until 6 PM, then partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms with isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | ||||
| Winds | Northwest winds around 10 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:45 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:22 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Tonight | Monday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly clear. Scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the evening, then becoming northeast after midnight. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:49 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:26 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Small surf will persist across most shores through tonight, followed by a building north-northeast (010-030 deg) swell on Monday. This long period swell will build rapidly during the afternoon and will produce breaking waves at High Surf Warning levels across most north and east facing shores during the peak Monday night and Tuesday. Due to the direction of the large swell, exposed west facing shores on West Maui, western Molokai, and North Kohala on the Big Island will likely experience High Surf Advisory conditions. The north-northeast swell will gradually decline Tuesday night through Friday. In addition to this swell, a small pulse of overlapping west-northwest swell is expected Monday through Wednesday.
Very small wintertime surf will continue along south facing shores this week.
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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