Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 06, 2021
Photo Credit: James Grenz
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 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 6:16 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:08 PM HST. |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:17 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:07 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A small, long period west-northwest swell is filling in across the area. The swell should peak today, then lower gradually during the second half of the week and through the weekend. Small, mainly background south swells can be expected through Thursday. A larger, long period south swell is forecast to arrive Thursday night, then peak Friday before slowly declining through the weekend. East- facing shores will continue to be affected by choppy, short period surf. The strengthening of trades later this week will increase surf heights along the east-facing shores.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to waist high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Semi choppy in the morning with ESE winds 5-10mph. This becomes Semi glassy/semi bumpy for the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with S 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 SE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm 
Surf: Knee high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to waist high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NNE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting NE 15-20mph in the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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