Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 13, 2026

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Wednesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 06:20 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 12:01 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.2 feet 06:29 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 01:20 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:45 AM HST.
Sunset 6:48 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Wednesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds West winds around 5 mph in the
afternoon, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 01:15 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 06:57 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 12:39 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.6 feet 01:31 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 07:29 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 12:52 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Sunny.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 07:06 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 01:58 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 07:13 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 02:10 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:49 AM HST.
Sunset 6:52 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small short to medium period NW swell will slowly decrease through tonight. A small long period NW swell then arrives by Wednesday afternoon and peaks on Thursday. Expect small surf to continue along N and W facing shores.

The small long period s swell declines through the week. Another small long period S swell arrives on Saturday, maintaining elevated surf along S shores. Slightly elevated surf along E facing shores continues until trades weaken this weekend.

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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