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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 29, 2021

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.2 feet 07:45 AM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 01:09 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.4 feet 08:43 AM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 01:48 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:59 AM HST.
Sunset 7:02 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 11 PM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 1.6 feet 07:31 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 02:25 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.7 feet 07:49 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 02:44 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.3 feet 09:07 AM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 02:11 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.5 feet 09:55 AM HST.
Low 1.0 feet 03:12 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:00 AM HST.
Sunset 7:02 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along east facing shores will remain small through Friday, then trend up over the weekend in response to strengthening trades over and upstream of the Hawaiian Islands.

Southerly swell activity will remain rather low for this time of the year with just background swells expected from the south and southeast. Nearly flat conditions will continue for north and west facing shores into early next week.

NORTH EAST

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Surf: Knee high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds a bit for the afternoon.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

SOUTH EAST

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Surf: Ankle high E short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NE winds 5-10mph in the morning increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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