Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 28, 2021
Forecast for South Big Island and Big Island North and East
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
Shores | Today | Monday | ||
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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 |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. |
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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Sunrise | 6:40 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:25 PM HST. |
Weather | Cloudy. Occasional showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. |
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Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
Winds | Northeast winds around 15 mph. | |||||
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Weather | Partly sunny. Occasional showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
Winds | Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:39 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:26 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Monday | ||
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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 |
Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:44 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:29 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. |
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Low Temperature | In the lower 60s. |
Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight. |
Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
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
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
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.
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