Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 18, 2022

April 18, 2022, 6:00 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Shores	Today		Tuesday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
West Facing	1-3	1-3	2-4	2-4
South Facing	3-5	3-5	1-3	1-3

TODAY

Weather

Partly sunny until 12 PM, then cloudy.
Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Southwest winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low -0.3 feet 10:29 AM HST.
Kona	High 2.1 feet 05:36 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low -0.3 feet 10:43 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 2.4 feet 05:49 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:04 AM HST.

Sunset

6:43 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
east after midnight.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.4 feet 12:03 AM HST.
Kona	High 1.1 feet 04:46 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.1 feet 12:46 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 0.9 feet 05:36 AM HST.

TUESDAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.

Tides
Kona	Low -0.3 feet 11:05 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low -0.3 feet 11:17 AM HST.

Sunrise

6:03 AM HST.

Sunset

6:44 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Small northwest to north swells will continue to generate small surf along most north and west facing shorelines through Tuesday. A larger, longer period northwest swell associated with former Typhoon Malakas will build from Tuesday into Wednesday. This new swell will boost surf along north and west facing shores to head- high or slightly higher lasting into Friday. Another long period northwest swell arrives late Friday into Saturday to near High Surf Advisory levels. Expect elevated surf heights along north and west facing shores to last through the weekend.

South shore surf heights will remain elevated today and then trend lower tonight and Tuesday as the current long period south swell energy begins to decline. The next larger long period south swell will arrive late Friday into Saturday, elevating surf heights along south facing shores just in time for the weekend. East shore surf will remain small and choppy over the next several days.

NORTH EAST

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am pm

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

Conditions: Bumpy/choppy with ENE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting E 5-10mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am pm

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW 10-15mph.

WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with SW winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting S 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am pm

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

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

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com