WNW Still Showing, Trade Swell Increases for Weekend

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Alerts (as of 1:00 a.m.)

Small Craft Advisory: For northeast winds up to 25 knots with 30 knot gusts through 6 p.m. Sunday.

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**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: We expect knee/shoulder high waves today.

Kona side: Out of the southwest knee/thigh high today with most breaks below waist high.

South: Out of the southwest knee/thigh high today with most breaks below waist high.

A long-period west-northwest swell is expected to continue filling in and hold into the weekend before fading into next week.

Surf heights along east facing shores will start to increase Friday into the weekend as the trades return and strengthen. A northeast swell is also in the mix for Monday. The two combined could bring advisory level surf Monday / Tuesday.

Along south facing shores small waves are forecast through the weekend with mainly small background long-period energy expected. A long-period south swell is expected to fill in Wednesday.

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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