Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 20, 2026

Published September 19, 2026 • 8:00 PM HST
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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Sunday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
South Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.9 feet 07:57 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 10:14 PM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 04:04 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.2 feet 12:05 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:08 AM HST.
Sunset 6:19 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Sunday
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 cloudy.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming
south.
Tides
Kona Low 0.6 feet 08:34 PM HST.
High 0.8 feet 10:52 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 04:41 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.6 feet 07:48 PM HST.
High 0.8 feet 12:13 AM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 04:25 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly sunny.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.8 feet 12:43 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.0 feet 12:21 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:12 AM HST.
Sunset 6:23 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along S shores remains above average through the weekend as long period SSW swell holds steady. This swell then fades during the middle of the week only to be followed by a small S swell shortly thereafter.

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Trades maintain moderate surf along E shores well into next week. Surf along N shores remains flat to tiny with a minor bump possible Tuesday into Wednesday of next week. A small long period WNW swell then builds late 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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