Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 15, 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 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:44 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:49 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 5:48 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:53 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A new small to moderate, long period NW to NNW (320 degree to 330 degree) swell will likely peak late this afternoon into the evening and produce above average surf along north facing shores. This swell should gradually fade late tonight into the weekend.
A mix of small, medium to long period south swells will maintain small surf along south facing shores into the weekend. A series of gales passing near New Zealand should send a series of small south swells to the Hawaiian Islands all throughout next week. Surf should rise to near the summer average around Sunday and hold through the week.
Along east facing shores, locally strong trades will maintain rough and choppy surf. A slight decrease of wind swell is expected tonight into the weekend as the trades weaken to moderate to locally fresh speeds.
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
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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