Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 19, 2021
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 5:47 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:55 PM HST. |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. |
Swell Summary
A series of northwest swells will maintain mainly small surf along the north and west facing shores into next week. A series of small, long period swells will keep the surf from going flat along the south facing shores into next week as well. The locally strong trade winds will maintain a small to medium surf along the east facing shores into Saturday. Thereafter, the surf becomes small as the trade wind turns lighter.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee high ESE short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to waist high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Choppy/disorganized 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 SE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm 
Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNE 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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