Coast Guard surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 30 Sep 2025 HST
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Coast Guard surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coast Guard sea temperature is
26.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Coast Guard today?

The current surf forecast for Coast Guard at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)--
Afternoon (30 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.5
N
0.7
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
1.1
NE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)1213138881313131211111010699106666109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25318372165165165162155141125116758394252618917160602827
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11PM
0.30
11:46AM
0.75
12:04AM
0.37
12:21PM
0.78
12:41AM
0.46
12:52PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
0.28
3:29AM
0.25
7:23PM
0.25
4:59AM
0.23
7:25PM
0.22
6:00AM
0.20
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset6:12-------6:10-------6:09-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262525252525262626252525242525262625252525252626
Feels °C (?)252423242424252425242424232424252726252525242625
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Coast Guard (light winds from the W at BUOY-KWHH1 24 km from Coast Guard). 1.0m 5s windswell from the ENE with a 0.5m 10s swell from the NE and a 0.3m 11s groundswell from the W. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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8 km/h
W
0.0
26.9
Air / Water (°C)
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