Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 16, 2022

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward

HIGH SURF WARNING FOR WEST FACING SHORES


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 9-12 9-12 5-7 4-6
South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 10:37 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 03:49 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 11:10 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 04:25 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:52 AM HST.
Sunset 6:24 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms with isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Light and variable winds.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 09:45 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 04:37 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 09:55 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:47 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 11:04 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 04:27 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 11:34 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 05:02 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:52 AM HST.
Sunset 6:25 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current large west-northwest swell will likely generate elevated surf along exposed north and west facing shores through early Thursday morning. This swell will gradually lower from Thursday through early Friday. A new northwest swell is forecast to arrive Friday night, with resulting surf peaking below the High Surf Advisory thresholds along north and west facing shores on Saturday. This northwest swell will gradually lower from Saturday night into early next week. An out of season south swell will keep surf along south facing shores well above our typical wintertime flat conditions. This south swell will eventually lower from Thursday night through Friday, with surf returning to more typical background conditions along south facing shores from this weekend into early next week. Expect modest surf along east facing shores into this weekend.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with S winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the W.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the early morning with NNW winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting NE.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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