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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 12, 2026

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 3-5 3-5 4-6 3-5
South Facing 4-6 4-6 5-7 6-8
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.4 feet 07:42 AM HST.
High 3.2 feet 02:53 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:59 AM HST.
Sunset 6:52 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.5 feet 09:27 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 02:32 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 08:28 AM HST.
High 3.1 feet 03:28 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:00 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
South Facing 4-6 4-6 5-7 6-8
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 08:19 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 03:31 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 08:19 AM HST.
High 2.9 feet 03:33 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:03 AM HST.
Sunset 6:56 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 10:04 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 03:10 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 10:34 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 03:45 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 09:05 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 04:06 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 09:10 AM HST.
High 2.8 feet 04:12 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:04 AM HST.
Sunset 6:55 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south and west facing shores will continue to remain elevated as overlapping south swells continue to fill in around the islands through tonight. A moderate, long period south swell will fill in Wednesday peaking near or slightly above advisory levels late Wednesday into Thursday before slowly fading through the rest of the week.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf along east facing shores will continue to remain moderate and rough due to continued trade winds. Later in the week, the track of a developing tropical cyclone will dictate the potential for a large swell exceeding warning levels from the east to southeast direction.

Surf along north facing shores will remain flat to tiny through the week.

NORTH EAST

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NORTH WEST

WEST

SOUTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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