Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 29, 2022

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-3
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming
northwest around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 08:46 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 03:30 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 08:58 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:50 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:56 AM HST.
Sunset 6:47 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph in the evening,
becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 09:35 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 03:01 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 10:16 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 03:33 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 09:10 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 04:03 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 09:20 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:22 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:56 AM HST.
Sunset 6:47 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small northwest swell arriving early Saturday will likely cause a modest increase in surf along north and west facing shores of the smaller islands this weekend. A new moderate, long-period northwest swell arriving late Sunday is expected to gradually build, and may cause surf to approach the High Surf Advisory criteria along some north and west facing shores of the smaller islands from late Tuesday into Wednesday. Small south and southwest swells will keep small background surf along south facing shores through Saturday. A new, long-period south-southwest swell arriving Sunday is expected to cause surf to increase well above the summertime average along south facing shores for an extended period early next week. Expect the choppy surf along east facing shores to increase to above average heights from this weekend through early next week due to the strengthening trade winds.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Knee high E short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to stomach high.

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

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NW 5-10mph.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NE winds 5-10mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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