Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 20, 2021

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 07:06 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 10:49 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 03:56 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 06:28 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 11:43 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 03:48 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:02 AM HST.
Sunset 6:44 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming south
after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 1.6 feet 11:42 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.8 feet 11:25 PM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 10 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 07:03 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 12:04 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 05:23 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 07:00 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 12:40 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 05:26 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:01 AM HST.
Sunset 6:44 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along north facing shores will remain small through Tuesday. A new short period north-northwest swell will then give north shore surf a boost during the middle of the week, with a slow decline expected Friday through the weekend. Head high to slightly over head sets can be expected along north facing shores as this swell peaks, but surf will remain well below advisory thresholds.

East shore surf will remain small through the next 7 days, although we should see a slow trend upward Thursday into the weekend as the trades over and upstream of the islands strengthen.

Surf along south facing shores will remain small during the next 7 days, with mainly background south and south-southwest swell energy moving through.

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NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to waist high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Fairly clean in the early morning with S winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting SW 10-15mph.

WEST

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high ESE short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to waist high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with ESE winds 5-10mph. This becomes Bumpy/semi bumpy for the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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