Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 24, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 20-25 | 20-30 | 20-30 | 20-25 |
| East Facing | 12-16 | 14-18 | 14-18 | 12-16 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | ||||
| Winds | North winds around 10 mph. | ||||
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | ||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 70s. | ||||
| Winds | North winds around 15 mph. | ||||
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| Sunrise | 6:44 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:23 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 6-8 | 7-10 | 7-10 | 6-8 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
Swell Summary
A rapidly building, long period north-northeast (010-030 deg) swell will produce breaking waves at High Surf Warning levels across most north and east facing shores tonight 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 through Wednesday. Very small wintertime surf will continue along south facing shores this week.
NORTH EAST
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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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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
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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
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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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