Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 16, 2021
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Monday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 5:48 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:53 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph. |
Swell Summary
North shore surf will remain small today, before a couple overlapping northwest swells bring a small boost to north and west facing shores Monday through Wednesday. Surf along north facing shores will then trend down Thursday and fall back into the very small range Friday into next weekend. The current south swell will gradually decline today, with only small background southerly swells expected Monday through late this week. Persistent trade winds over and upstream of the islands will keep east shore surf relatively unchanged through late this week.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Ankle high ENE short period wind swell for the morning. The swell shifts more NNE and builds for the afternoon with sets up to waist high.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ESE.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with S winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 10-15mph.
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 S 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds a bit for the afternoon.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NE 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com