Chocks surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 15 Sep 2025 HST
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Chocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chocks sea temperature is
26.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Chocks today?

The current surf forecast for Chocks at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Chocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.8
ENE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010999999878888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)51515050494847474744282726262423711212121214715
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
W
5
W
10
ENE
20
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
SE
5
S
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoffcross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25AM
0.78
10:53PM
0.33
12:21PM
0.82
12:08AM
0.40
1:02PM
0.84
12:57AM
0.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
0.10
7:08PM
0.26
4:38AM
0.10
7:27PM
0.22
5:50AM
0.07
7:47PM
0.18
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset----6:22-------6:22-------6:21---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11----------1------
Temp. °C242526262625252424252626252424242424262625252424
Feels °C (?)252727262827262626272727272626272727272727272624
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-on wind has become light (light winds from the WSW at Hilo Airport 2 km from Chocks). 0.6m 9s swell from the NNW to make surfable waves.

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