Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 14, 2021
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Sunday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
Winds | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:04 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:53 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. |
Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight. |
Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
Winds | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:05 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:52 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A long-lived, long-period WNW swell will have several pulses that arrive through early next week. A relatively small S swell will persist through the weekend. A large, long-lived, long period S swell will have several pulses that arrive from Monday through Wednesday, with peak surf heights along S facing shores likely reaching our new advisory threshold of 10 feet (faces). Surf along E facing shores will remain small for the next several days, while a long-period E swell from distant Hurricane Linda may arrive by the middle of the upcoming week.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee to thigh high NE short period wind swell for the morning drops a bit during the afternoon.
Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with ENE winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting ESE less than 5mph in the afternoon. Glassy conditions are expected by late afternoon with NNE winds less than 5mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 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 W 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Ankle high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds a bit for the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NNE winds 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com