Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 09, 2021

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 08:44 AM HST.
High 1.4 feet 02:50 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 09:05 AM HST.
High 1.4 feet 03:17 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:10 AM HST.
Sunset 6:41 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 60s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph in the evening,
becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low 0.1 feet 08:40 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 02:53 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 09:03 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 03:10 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming
southwest around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 09:04 AM HST.
High 1.6 feet 03:21 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 09:25 AM HST.
High 1.6 feet 03:48 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:10 AM HST.
Sunset 6:41 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current north-northeast swell will continue to slowly decline through the weekend, though surf along north- and east-facing shores will remain somewhat elevated through tonight. South shore surf will remain small, with a boost possible this weekend into early next week with energy moving in from the southern hemisphere. For north- and west-facing shores, a small, medium period, northwest swell is forecast to arrive early next week.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with E winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ESE.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Glassy in the early morning with S winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting SW 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

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SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNE winds 10-15mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NE 5-10mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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