Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 05, 2021

April 5, 2021, 6:00 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Shores	Today		Tuesday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
West Facing	1-3	2-4	2-4	2-4
South Facing	2-4	2-4	2-4	2-4

TODAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

West winds around 10 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.3 feet 07:26 AM HST.
	High 0.6 feet 11:46 AM HST.
	Low 0.2 feet 05:06 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.0 feet 07:14 AM HST.
	High 0.6 feet 12:30 PM HST.
	Low 0.2 feet 04:58 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:14 AM HST.

Sunset

6:40 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
clear. Scattered showers.

Low Temperature

In the mid 60s.

Winds

East winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	High 1.8 feet 12:39 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.9 feet 12:23 AM HST.

TUESDAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then cloudy.
Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.2 feet 07:48 AM HST.
Kona	High 0.8 feet 12:58 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.0 feet 07:52 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 0.8 feet 01:27 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:13 AM HST.

Sunset

6:40 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A north northeast swell will increase today, peak Tuesday into Wednesday, and diminish through the end of the week. A high surf advisory is likely for east facing shores during the peak of the swell while waves on both east and north shores see an increase in surf. West and south shore surf will remain small through the week with the possibility of a small bump in surf by the weekend.

NORTH EAST

am pm

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Surf: Waist to stomach high ENE short period wind swell.

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

NORTH WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SW winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW. Fairly clean conditions are expected by late afternoon with E winds 5-10mph.

WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 5-10mph.

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SOUTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Knee to thigh high ENE short period wind swell for the morning. The swell shifts more E and builds for the afternoon with sets up to stomach high.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Choppy/sideshore current conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NE 15-20mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com