Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 24, 2022
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Partly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly clear. Scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. |
|---|---|
| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast. |
| Weather | Sunny. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:24 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:36 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current north-northwest swell has lowered to around 6 feet 12-13 seconds at most of the north shore buoys this afternoon, which continues to be around a foot higher than the GFS Wave Watch model guidance. This swell is expected to hold somewhat steady tonight, before steadily declining through Friday. However, the surf along north facing shores has decreased below advisory level as of this afternoon.
Strong and gusty trades over and upstream of the islands will continue to drive rough surf along east facing shores through Friday. An out-of-season, south-southwest swell is peaking this afternoon with surf near to just below the summer average, then will slowly fade into this weekend.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Waist to stomach high ENE short period wind swell with occasional chest high sets.
Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with ESE winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting E for the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with N winds less than 5mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 5-10mph.
WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSW.
SOUTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell for the morning with occasional stomach sets. This builds to waist to chest high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NNE winds 10-15mph in the morning increasing to 15-20mph in the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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