Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 03, 2021

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Tuesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 3-5 2-4 1-3 1-3
South Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 1 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Showers likely.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 0.6 feet 09:56 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 02:51 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.6 feet 11:05 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 02:58 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:54 AM HST.
Sunset 6:48 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.7 feet 10:52 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.9 feet 10:37 PM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Showers likely.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 06:24 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 11:47 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 04:41 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 06:21 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 12:21 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 04:44 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:53 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf will remain well below advisory levels on all shores this week. The current northwest swell will slowly decline through Tuesday. Trade wind swell energy will diminish through Tuesday as well, then rebuild Wednesday and Thursday as trade winds strengthen. A near average south swell will decline today. A near- seasonal south-southwest swell is possible next weekend.

NORTH EAST

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Surf: Knee high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE 15-20mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NW 10-15mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the early morning with W winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting WNW 5-10mph.

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SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

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

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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