Hawaii County Surf Forecast for June 16, 2021
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
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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 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 5:45 AM HST. |
Sunset | 7:05 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. |
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
Winds | West winds around 5 mph. |
Sunrise | 5:46 AM HST. |
Sunset | 7:05 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf along south facing shores will remain small today, then slowly approach High Surf Advisory levels over the weekend, and then decline into next week. Surf along north facing shores will be minimal through the rest of the week, but a small northwest swell is possible Sunday and could remain into next week. Trade winds upstream of the islands will produce small to moderate choppy surf along east facing shores through the period.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Ankle high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to thigh high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE 15-20mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the early morning with SSW winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting SW 10-15mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi choppy with S winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting W for the afternoon.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Ankle high ESE short period wind swell in the morning builds a bit for the afternoon.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. This becomes Sideshore texture/chop for the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com