Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 28, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Saturday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:42 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:24 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Weather | Partly sunny until 6 PM, then partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph early, becoming light and variable. |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:46 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:28 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf along exposed east-facing shores has become fairly small as a north-northeasterly swell continues to taper off. Surf will hold at low levels as a fresh, short- to medium- period north- northeast swell arrives over the weekend. Short-period and choppy conditions are expected to return by midweek with the redevelopment of the trade winds upstream of the state.
Surf along north- and west-facing shores will trend up beginning Saturday as a west-northwest swell arrives. This swell will be of longer duration, peaking early next week before gradually lowering into midweek. Surf from this swell may fluctuate over time as the source region experiences multiple wind maxima.
Surf along south-facing shores will remain near or slightly below the seasonal average into March.
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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