Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 22, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| East Facing | 7-10 | 7-10 | 7-10 | 7-10 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Temperature | Around 70. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:42 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:52 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 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 5:46 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:56 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A high surf advisory (HSA) remains in effect for all east facing shores through Friday afternoon due to strong trade wind swell holding into the weekend. Winds may ease a touch tonight allowing surf to drop below advisory levels Friday afternoon through the weekend but conditions will remain borderline and thus will continue to monitor in case there is a need to extend the HSA.
Surf along north facing shores will remain small into Friday. The next small north- northwest (330 degree) swell will fill in locally Friday night, increasing surf heights along north and west- facing shores through the weekend.
A series of small, long-period south swells will support near- average surf along south-facing shores over the next several days.
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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