Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 12, 2022

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
South Facing 4-6 4-6 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 07:59 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 01:37 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 08:11 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 02:03 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:08 AM HST.
Sunset 6:41 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Light and variable winds.
Tides
Kona Low 0.1 feet 07:13 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 01:52 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 07:24 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 01:54 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.1 feet 08:16 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 02:13 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 08:32 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 02:36 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:07 AM HST.
Sunset 6:42 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A series of small northwest swells will move through the islands during the next 7 days, keeping north shore surf from going flat most days.

Fresh to strong trades over and far upstream of the islands will generate trade wind swell that will keep above average surf along east facing shores through Wednesday. Surf will drop to near average levels during the second half of the week into the weekend.

Several overlapping south swells will keep south shore surf elevated today. Surf will then decrease back to seasonal levels Wednesday through Friday, before trending back up over the weekend.

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NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Ankle high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to waist high for the afternoon.

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

NORTH WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with S winds 5-10mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 15-20mph.

WEST

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Ankle high E short period wind swell in the morning builds a bit for the afternoon.

Conditions: Semi choppy with ENE winds 5-10mph in the morning increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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