Surf Report, King Tides Expected for Memorial Day Weekend
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Alerts (as of 1:00 a.m.)
Special Weather Statement: Coastal flooding is anticipated over the next several days along all shores of the Hawaiian Islands due to record level spring (king) tides. Impacts include beach flooding, standing water on roadways and low-lying areas near the coast. A large summer south swell is also filling in Friday and will exacerbate the problem leading to additional beach run up, flooding and erosion.
Small Craft Advisory: ʻAlenuihāhā channel and southeast and leeward Big Island waters through 6 a.m. Thursday.
**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Big Island projected winds, tides, swell direction & period and expected wave heights.**
Big Island Surf Forecast
Hilo side: Wave heights are forecast to be knee/shoulder high today.
Kona side: Wave heights are expected to be knee/waist high today.
South: Wave heights are expected to be knee/waist high today.
Our current south swell continues to fade. A larger shot of good south-southwest is forecast for late Thursday and Friday, peaking late Friday into early Saturday. The swell could slightly exceed model guidance.
Choppy east trade wind swell continues but will drop off as our winds die down.
Our current north-northwest continues to fade. A fun northwest is forecast for the middle of next week. Will keep an eye on the models.
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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