Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 16, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | ||||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. |
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | South winds around 10 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 5:50 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 7:02 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Partly sunny until 6 PM, then partly cloudy. Hazy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph early, becoming light and variable, then becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. |
Swell Summary
A small, long-period west-northwest swell from former Super Typhoon Bavi has arrived, peaking through Thursday before gradually subsiding into the weekend. This swell is overlapping for some west-facing shores with a gradually fading small, medium-period southwest Tasman swell that is currently bringing near-average surf to south-facing shores. A moderate, long-period south swell will arrive early next week, bringing the potential for above-average (though sub-advisory) surf.
The west-northwest Bavi swell is bringing a slight uptick in surf along exposed north-facing shores this afternoon. This surf will hold into Thursday before gradually fading and returning north shores to flat to tiny status for the weekend.
Surf along east-facing shores will be slightly below seasonal averages through Thursday with lighter trade winds, then climb back up a notch as trades strengthen through the weekend. Early to midweek next week, there's potential for a small, long- to medium- period swell to arrive, generated from Tropical Storm Elida.
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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