Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 24, 2021
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for South Big Island and Big Island North and East
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| East Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:20 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:32 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:19 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:33 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 6:24 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:36 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf along exposed north and west facing shores will build down the island chain today and peak near advisory levels this afternoon through Thursday for the smaller islands. A downward trend is expected over the weekend. Surf along east facing shores will remain near the advisory level into the second half of the week, then lower over the weekend. Surf along south facing shores will trend up through the second half of the week and into the weekend as overlapping, long- period south-southwest swells move through.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Waist to chest high ESE short period wind swell for the morning. This fades in the afternoon with sets up to waist high.
Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with ESE winds 15-20mph.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Fairly clean conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting S 5-10mph.
WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with ENE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting E for the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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