Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for November 17, 2021

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.5 feet 09:00 AM HST.
High 1.4 feet 02:15 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.5 feet 09:40 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 02:47 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:34 AM HST.
Sunset 5:44 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Light and variable winds.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 08:25 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:25 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 08:33 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 03:41 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.5 feet 09:39 AM HST.
High 1.4 feet 02:43 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.4 feet 10:23 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 03:20 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:35 AM HST.
Sunset 5:44 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Both the north and east swells will be trending down through Thursday. A small northeast swell along with the strengthening trade winds will up the surf to moderate range along the east facing shores over the weekend. Surf will be picking up next week along the north and west facing shores as a series of moderate northwest swell rolls in. Surf will continue to build on Thursday, reaching near or at advisory levels along the north and west facing shores of most islands.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

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

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with S winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NW.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SSW winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NW 5-10mph.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 10-15mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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