Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 09, 2022

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Tuesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 06:24 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 11:38 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 04:26 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 06:13 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 12:20 PM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 04:28 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:51 AM HST.
Sunset 6:50 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.6 feet 11:33 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.7 feet 11:22 PM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 06:38 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 12:31 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 05:40 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 06:40 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 12:59 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 05:57 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:50 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Short period choppy surf will dominate the Hawaiian shorelines this week with a slight downward trend expected towards the weekend as trade winds become lighter. Otherwise, there will be a series of rather small northwest and south swells throughout the forecast period keeping surf above flat levels.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

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Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell with occasional stomach high sets.

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

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Glassy in the morning with E winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 10-15mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

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SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop in the morning with NE winds 10-15mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NNE.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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