Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 03, 2022
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
| Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 7-10 | 8-12 | 8-12 | 8-12 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast after midnight. |
Swell Summary
A long-period northwest swell will continue to fill in across exposed north and west waters today, then get a reinforcement late tonight into Wednesday. With the reinforcement arrival, surf heights could reach low-end advisory levels, then lower gradually through the remainder of the week.
The current long- period south swell is expected to hold today. An even larger south swell will fill in later today, peak Thursday then slowly lower through rest of the week. A High Surf Advisory is in effect through Thursday 6 PM HST for all south facing shores as these south swells maintain elevated surf.
Trade winds over and upwind of the state will continue to produce above normal, short-period surf along east facing shores through this next week. Surf heights are expected lower during the second half of the week as the trade winds weaken some.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Waist to stomach high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds a bit for the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the early morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting SW 5-10mph.
WEST
am pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with E winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the W.
SOUTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Knee to waist high ESE short period wind swell for the morning going more E and building into the waist to chest range in the afternoon.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ENE 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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