Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 01, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | ||||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | Northeast winds around 10 mph. | ||||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:51 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:44 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly clear. Isolated showers. |
|---|---|
| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast. |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 5:55 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:48 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current small, northwest to north-northwest (320-335 degree), swell will slowly decline into Friday and produce near average surf along north facing beaches. A compact storm-force low developed just east of the Kuril Island on Monday and tracked toward the Aleutian Islands for a few days. This storm should send a moderate, long-period northwest (320 degree) swell towards the islands late Friday into Saturday and generate above average surf along north and west facing shores on Saturday. Average H1/10 heights for north facing shores is 6 feet for the month of May (Goddard-Caldwell Database).
Surf along south-facing shores will remain small through the rest of this work week, with mainly background south to southwest swell expected. A small, long period, south-southwest pulse should arrive late Friday and give a bump up to south facing shores through this weekend.
Surf along east-facing shores will see a boost tonight into Friday as the trades briefly strengthen to widespread fresh to strong trade winds. Trades will then slowly weaken this weekend and allow surf along east-facing shores to decrease to below average levels by early next week.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) 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 morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.
WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNW winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
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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