Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 26, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| East Facing | 6-8 | 6-8 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 4-6 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | North winds around 15 mph. | ||||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | ||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | ||||
| Winds | Northeast winds around 15 mph. | ||||
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| Sunrise | 5:41 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:53 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 4-6 |
Swell Summary
Surf along south-facing shores will gradually lower tonight as a lingering medium-period south swell fades. A fresh long-period south swell will arrive Tuesday, then build surf to near the seasonal average through midweek before slowly easing Thursday. A more significant long-period south-southwest swell is expected by next weekend. Expect surf to begin building locally Friday, then peak above/around the advisory level over the weekend.
Surf along exposed north- and west-facing shores will also continue to lower tonight as a small lingering north-northwest swell fades, trend up once again on Tuesday, peak Wednesday above- average, before lowering Thursday. Surf along east facing shores will remain rough through midweek, then gradually lower later in the week as the trades ease.
NORTH EAST
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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
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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
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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
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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NE winds 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com




