Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 20, 2026

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Monday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south
after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.7 feet 05:15 PM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 11:59 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 04:15 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.5 feet 10:37 AM HST.
Sunrise 5:58 AM HST.
Sunset 6:40 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Monday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph early, becoming
light and variable.
Tides
Kona High 2.2 feet 05:53 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 12:36 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 04:53 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.5 feet 06:02 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 01:19 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 05:54 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 11:14 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 11:23 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:02 AM HST.
Sunset 6:44 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Swell and surf will remain small along all shores through late Monday.

A small, medium period, northwest swell will move across the waters Monday night through Wednesday. Another small, long period, west northwest swell will enter the waters Wednesday night and provide a slight bump up for surf along west and northwest facing shores. A moderate, medium to long period, northeast swell arrives on Tuesday and peaks on Wednesday, bringing moderate surf to north and northeast facing shores, before slowly declining through the end of the week.

Surf will remain small along south and east facing shores through the period.

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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: Sideshore texture/chop with NE winds 10-15mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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