Big Island Surf Report

 
Friday, October 16th, 8:55pm PDT
Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 16-19 kt 60° 79.7 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 17-19 kt 60° 79.5 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 80.4 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 16 kt 70° 79.9 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
5.9 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 80.2 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
5.9 ft 6 sec 74° --- --- 80.6 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
3.9 ft 15 sec 182° --- --- 81.9 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
3.6 ft 15 sec 164° --- --- 80.6 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
6.2 ft 7 sec 69° --- --- 81.1 °F
WESTERN HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 14-16 kt 70° 81.7 °F
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 19-23 kt 70° 81.7 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 83.1 °F
Rumung, Yap, Micronesia
 
3.0 ft 9 sec 49° --- --- 85.3 °F
Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau
 
2.6 ft 11 sec 42° --- --- 85.8 °F
Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands
 
5.2 ft 9 sec 19° --- --- 84.0 °F
North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia
 
5.6 ft 8 sec 12° --- --- 84.7 °F
Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands
 
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Aunuu, American Samoa
 
9.5 ft 10 sec 122° --- --- 81.3 °F
King-Poloa, American Samoa
 
5.9 ft 9 sec 145° --- --- 81.9 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

Hilo, Big Island (CDIP 188)

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SOUTHWEST HAWAII (NOAA 51002)

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Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 
Hilo Buoy 7-day Forecast
Hilo buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP
 
Hilo buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP
 

Map: Windy.com

Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service
 

NOAA CO-OPS station 1617760 — preliminary water level (last ~3 days)

Water level — NOAA CO-OPS

Chart: NOAA ERDDAP (coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov)

Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina
 
FZHW50 PHFO 170134 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 334 PM HST Fri Oct 16 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 334 PM HST Fri Oct 16 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Surface high pressure far north of the islands will strengthen as it drifts eastward through Saturday. Reinforcing high pressure will build far north of Hawaii on Sunday and will settle far northeast of the islands through early next week. Fresh to strong trade winds will prevail during this time, followed by a decrease in winds Wednesday.




Big Island Windward Waters- 334 PM HST Fri Oct 16 2026

TONIGHT
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds, north northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds and south 3 feet at 15 seconds. Numerous showers, mainly this evening.

SATURDAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds, north northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds and south 3 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and north 3 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Numerous showers.

SUNDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

MONDAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

MONDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

TUESDAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

WEDNESDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers after midnight.




Big Island Leeward Waters- 334 PM HST Fri Oct 16 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

TONIGHT
Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the Big Island...East northeast 20 to 25 knots near South Point. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this evening.

SATURDAY
West of the Big Island, winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west southwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Near South Point, east winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the Big Island...East northeast 15 to 20 knots near South Point. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers.

SUNDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the Big Island...East northeast 15 to 20 knots near South Point. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the Big Island...East northeast 20 to 25 knots near South Point. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers.

MONDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the Big Island...East 20 to 25 knots near South Point. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

MONDAY NIGHT
Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the Big Island...East northeast 20 to 25 knots near South Point. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

TUESDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the Big Island...East northeast 20 to 25 knots near South Point. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening.

WEDNESDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the Big Island...East northeast 15 to 20 knots near South Point. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers.




Big Island Southeast Waters- 334 PM HST Fri Oct 16 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

TONIGHT
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds and south 3 feet at 15 seconds. Numerous showers, mainly this evening.

SATURDAY
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds and south 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers.

MONDAY
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers.

MONDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers.

TUESDAY
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

WEDNESDAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers after midnight.




Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service