Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 10, 2021

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 08:42 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 03:37 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 08:50 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:55 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:50 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 09:49 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 02:59 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 10:33 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 03:35 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 09:06 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 04:08 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 09:14 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:23 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:50 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current moderate northwest swell will gradually lower through Wednesday. Surf will likely become nearly flat along most north facing shores from Thursday through next weekend. The current south swell will maintain surf heights near the May average along south facing shores through Tuesday. A new small, long period south swell arriving Wednesday is expected to persist through Friday. The moderate trade winds will likely produce surf heights near or slightly below the May average along east facing shores this week.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

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Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell.

Conditions: Choppy/sideshore current with SE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.

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. Semi choppy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

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SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NE winds 5-10mph in the morning increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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