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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for November 13, 2026

Published November 12, 2026 • 8:00 PM HST
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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Friday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 9-12 8-12 6-8 5-7
East Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7
South Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.2 feet 03:48 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 10:03 PM HST.
High 2.5 feet 05:49 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.9 feet 12:53 PM HST.
High 1.1 feet 04:18 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:27 AM HST.
Sunset 5:42 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Friday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5
South Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming east
around 5 mph in the evening, then
becoming light and variable after
midnight.
Tides
Kona High 1.0 feet 04:26 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 10:40 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.7 feet 05:29 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 10:47 PM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Sunny.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming
northwest around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 2.0 feet 06:27 AM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 01:30 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 04:56 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.3 feet 06:29 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 02:07 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:31 AM HST.
Sunset 5:46 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A High Surf Advisory (HSA) remains in effect for north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, and Molokai, and north facing shores of Maui, through tonight. The current northwest swell will decline tonight, with surf falling below advisory criteria by early Friday. Surf will continue to decrease throughout the day on Friday, but will experience another small bump on Saturday with a new north- northwest swell, followed by a more significant north swell which could push surf back to advisory levels on Sunday.

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Surf along east-facing shores will remain rough and choppy due to the strong trade winds through Friday. East-facing shores may decrease briefly as trades begin to ease early this weekend, but will increase again Sunday into early next week as trades increase again. South shore surf will tiny to small for the next few days.

NORTH EAST

NORTH WEST

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WEST

SOUTH EAST

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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