Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 11, 2026

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Monday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 3-5 4-6 4-6 3-5
East Facing 2-4 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 2-4 3-5 3-5 3-5
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 03:54 PM HST.
High 2.0 feet 10:42 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 05:34 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.4 feet 11:49 AM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 05:12 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:47 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Monday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 2-4 3-5 3-5 3-5
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Hazy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 04:31 PM HST.
High 1.6 feet 11:20 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.6 feet 04:44 PM HST.
High 1.6 feet 11:13 PM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 06:11 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 12:27 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 05:49 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 06:16 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 12:52 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:50 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small medium period NW swell maintains small surf along N and W shores today. A new slightly larger N swell arrives late tonight peaking during Monday. Another small long period NW swell arrives Wednesday afternoon and peaks early Thursday.

Small long period S swell has faded through today. However, two additional small long period S swells arrive Monday and Thursday. Surf along E shores remains below normal in the near term, with increasing surf peaking by Wednesday as trade winds strengthen.

NORTH EAST

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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  

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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.

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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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