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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 01, 2026

Published August 31, 2026 • 8:00 PM HST
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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Tuesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Showers likely.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.1 feet 04:46 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 11:18 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 05:58 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds North winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 1.0 feet 11:55 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 05:07 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:05 AM HST.
Sunset 6:36 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Tuesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 1-3 2-4 2-4
South Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast.
Tides
Kona High 1.7 feet 05:24 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 11:55 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.7 feet 05:49 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 12:11 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.8 feet 06:36 AM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 12:32 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 05:45 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.1 feet 07:01 AM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 01:22 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:09 AM HST.
Sunset 6:40 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small long period south swell will hold through tonight before a moderate south swell arrives on Tuesday. This swell will build Tuesday morning and then peak on Wednesday, bringing surf heights to just below advisory thresholds. This swell will then gradually decline through the rest of the week, while at the same time, medium period energy from Lowell could start filling in across south and southeast shores. Swell from Lowell could peak this weekend, and its size will be highly dependent on the track and intensity of the storm. Currently the swell from Lowell, based on its current forecast, is estimated to elevate surf but stay below advisory levels.

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Trade wind swell energy will keep elevated surf heights along all east facing shores through the coming week. Later in the week, a medium-period east swell arrives from Hurricane Karina that could push east shore surf to advisory thresholds by this weekend into next week.

NORTH EAST

NORTH WEST

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WEST

SOUTH EAST

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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