Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 14, 2026

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


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

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph, becoming
northwest after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.2 feet 01:20 PM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 07:21 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 12:41 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.4 feet 07:01 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 02:02 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:45 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast.
Tides
Kona High 1.8 feet 01:58 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 07:58 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 01:19 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.0 feet 02:10 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 08:33 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 01:41 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 07:38 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 02:40 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 07:44 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 02:51 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:49 AM HST.
Sunset 6:53 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Small, short period NW swell fades today and will be replaced by a small to moderate, long period NW swell that will peak on Thursday bringing small to moderate surf to favored exposures. Small, medium to long period S swell maintains small surf along S shores. Meanwhile, locally strong trades maintain choppy short period conditions along E shores.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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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