Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 08, 2022

March 8, 2022, 6:00 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward

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

TODAY

Weather

Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms
with isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

South winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.

Tides
Kona	High 1.0 feet 06:11 AM HST.
Kona	Low 0.1 feet 01:04 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 0.8 feet 07:03 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.0 feet 01:23 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:38 AM HST.

Sunset

6:32 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly clear.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

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

Tides
Kona	High 1.4 feet 08:43 PM HST.
	Low 0.7 feet 03:35 AM HST.
	High 0.9 feet 05:35 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.6 feet 09:04 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.6 feet 04:31 AM HST.

WEDNESDAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Northwest winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.1 feet 01:40 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 0.6 feet 07:25 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.1 feet 01:59 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:37 AM HST.

Sunset

6:32 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along exposed north and west facing shores will build today as a mix of north-northwest and northwest swells arrive. A downward trend will follow Wednesday into Thursday. A larger, west-northwest swell arriving by Thursday night will peak near the advisory levels Friday, then slowly ease over the weekend. Surf along south facing shores will rise by Thursday night as a small, long-period southerly swell arrives. This southerly pulse will linger through Saturday before moving out.

NORTH EAST

am pm

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) 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.

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Conditions: Glassy in the morning with E winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NW 5-10mph.

WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the early morning with W winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting NW 5-10mph.

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SOUTH EAST

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 E 5-10mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com