Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 13, 2021

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 09:59 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 05:17 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 10:05 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 05:26 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:49 AM HST.
Sunset 6:52 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 12:03 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 04:16 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 12:45 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 05:12 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 10:27 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 05:57 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 10:32 AM HST.
Sunrise 5:49 AM HST.
Sunset 6:53 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf will remain up along south facing shores as a series of overlapping small, long period swells originating from the southern hemisphere pass by. Eastern shores will experience small swell and choppy wind wave conditions due to persistent moderate to fresh trades. Surf along north facing shores will remain low as a northwest swell fades.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

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Surf: Ankle high ENE short period wind swell for the morning going more E and building a bit during the afternoon.

Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the E.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

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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: Semi clean/textured in the morning with N winds 10-15mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NNE.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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