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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 28, 2026

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

HIGH SURF WARNING FOR EAST FACING SHORES


Shores Tonight Tuesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8
East Facing 14-18 10-15 10-15 10-15
South Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.7 feet 02:50 PM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 09:28 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 01:58 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds North winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.2 feet 08:01 AM HST.
High 2.8 feet 03:19 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:55 AM HST.
Sunset 6:59 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Tuesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly clear.
Low Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph early in
the afternoon, becoming light and
variable.
Tides
Kona High 2.2 feet 03:28 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 10:05 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 02:36 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.5 feet 03:27 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 10:42 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 03:19 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature Around 90.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 08:38 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 03:57 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 08:35 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 03:59 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:59 AM HST.
Sunset 7:03 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Nearshore buoys on the eastern side of the islands have shown a considerable uptick with the medium and long period energy from Fausto. The surf is expected to continue building through the evening and then peak tomorrow before dropping off Wednesday afternoon. A High Surf Warning for east facing shores is currently in effect through Wednesday afternoon. East shore surf will then trend back up Friday into the weekend due to a combination of rising trade wind swell and a new long period east swell generated by Hurricane Genevieve.

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A series of south swells will keep south shore surf near the summertime average (5-6ft) through the week.

Surf along N shores could also see some brief increase as Fausto (or its remnants) pass near the region Tuesday and Wednesday, then return to typical flat to tiny levels late Wednesday into the weekend.

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NORTH WEST

WEST

SOUTH EAST

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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