Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 07, 2022

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 12:54 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.4 feet 09:34 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 01:08 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:52 AM HST.
Sunset 6:50 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 09:41 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.8 feet 09:23 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 05:37 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 06:19 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 10:09 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 02:29 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.6 feet 11:24 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 02:40 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:51 AM HST.
Sunset 6:50 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south facing shores will return to the summer average by the end of the weekend as the south swell moves out. Surf along east facing shores will remain rough through next week due to the strong trades. Surf along exposed north and west facing shores will remain small through the upcoming week with mainly small background northerly pulses moving through.

NORTH EAST

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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 in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi choppy with NW winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting SSW 10-15mph in the afternoon.

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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: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 10-15mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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