Hawaii County Surf Forecast for November 18, 2021

November 18, 2021, 6:00 AM HST

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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	0-2	0-2	0-2	0-2

TODAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.

High Temperature

In the mid 80s.

Winds

West winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.5 feet 09:39 AM HST.
Kona	High 1.4 feet 02:43 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.4 feet 10:23 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.1 feet 03:20 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:35 AM HST.

Sunset

5:44 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.

Low Temperature

In the lower 70s.

Winds

Northeast winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.

Tides
Kona	Low -0.1 feet 08:50 PM HST.
Kona	High 2.2 feet 03:56 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.0 feet 08:57 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 2.4 feet 04:10 AM HST.

FRIDAY

Weather

Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

North winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.5 feet 10:19 AM HST.
Kona	High 1.2 feet 03:11 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.4 feet 11:05 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.0 feet 03:53 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:35 AM HST.

Sunset

5:44 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf will remain well below High Surf Advisory levels along all shores into next week. Small swells from the north and northwest are expected, biggest on Monday and Tuesday, when open ocean swell heights near 4 feet are anticipated. A larger northwest swell is possible around the middle of next week. Increasing trade winds will bring a slight increase in wind waves along east facing shores late this weekend.

NORTH EAST

am pm

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph in the morning increasing to 15-20mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

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SOUTH EAST

am pm

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

Conditions: Semi choppy with ENE winds 5-10mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com