Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 12, 2021
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then cloudy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 5:49 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:52 PM HST. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then cloudy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 5:49 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:52 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf will remain up along south facing shores as a series of overlapping small, long period swells from the southern hemisphere pass by. Eastern shores will experience rough and choppy wind wave conditions due to persistent moderate to fresh trades. Surf along north facing shores will trend down through the middle of the week in response to a diminishing northwest swell.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE 10-15mph.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 5-10mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
SOUTH EAST
am pm 
Surf: Ankle high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to thigh high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture with NNE 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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