Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for June 16, 2021

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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 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 0.8 feet 07:52 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 01:06 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.8 feet 09:12 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 01:25 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:45 AM HST.
Sunset 7:05 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.8 feet 08:38 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 04:05 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.0 feet 08:39 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 04:10 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 0.9 feet 09:47 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 02:26 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.0 feet 10:36 AM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 02:57 PM HST.
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  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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

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