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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 28, 2021

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Forecast for South Big Island and Big Island North and East

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES


Shores Today Monday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
East Facing 8-12 9-12 9-12 9-12
South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.0 feet 10:30 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 04:17 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:40 AM HST.
Sunset 6:25 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Occasional showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 10:15 PM HST.
High 2.4 feet 04:37 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Occasional showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 11:03 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 05:07 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:39 AM HST.
Sunset 6:26 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Monday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 11:07 AM HST.
High 1.5 feet 04:55 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 11:34 AM HST.
High 1.4 feet 05:27 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:44 AM HST.
Sunset 6:29 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the lower 60s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
east after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 10:52 PM HST.
High 1.9 feet 05:15 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 11:14 PM HST.
High 2.0 feet 05:34 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 11:40 AM HST.
High 1.6 feet 05:45 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 12:04 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:43 AM HST.
Sunset 6:30 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Strong trade winds will maintain advisory level surf along east facing shores into midweek. The current northwest swell is on the decline, and another northwest swell is expected to arrive midweek and could raise north and west surf near advisory levels. No other signficant swells are expected through next weekend.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Waist to stomach high ENE short period wind swell for the morning with occasional chest sets. This builds to stomach to shoulder high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Semi choppy with ESE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting SE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with NNE winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting WSW for the afternoon.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with NW winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting S 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell for the morning with occasional stomach sets. This builds to waist to chest high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ENE for the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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