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Big Island Surf Forecast
Hilo side: Wave heights are expected to be waist/shoulder high today.
Kona side: Wave heights ankle/knee high are expected for the best breaks.
South: Wave heights are expected to be waist/chest high today for the best exposures open to trade swell.
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Trade swell is expected to hold over the next few days.
No significant swells are on the horizon out of the SPAC. Energy out of the south continues to fade today. A storm near New Zealand is expected to send us a decent swell Thursday into the weekend. The swell should begin to fade on Sunday and into next week.
A small west swell generated by Typhoon Atsani is expected to move in on the weekend. This system could go extratropical next week and curve northwest. If so, we could get more swell out of this system.
An area to the southeast of Hawaii has 60% chance of development. If so, we could see some wind swell as early as this weekend. Keeping a close eye on this system and will bring you the latest.
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Keep in mind, surf heights are measured on the face of the wave from trough to crest. Heights vary from beach to beach, and at the same beach, from break to break.
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Big Island Surf Forecast
No significant swells are on the horizon out of the SPAC. Energy out of the south continues to fade today. A storm near New Zealand is expected to send us a decent swell Thursday into the weekend. The swell should begin to fade on Sunday and into next week.
