Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 18, 2022
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 6-8 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
|---|---|
| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast after midnight. |
Swell Summary
Surf along south facing shores will remain rough over the next couple of days due to a combination of strong southerly winds, heavy showers and storms, and a long-period south swell moving through. Conditions should clean up by Friday into the weekend as the winds shift back to a typical trade wind direction and a reinforcing south swell lingers. Up north, expect a rising trend late tonight through Thursday as a medium-period northwest swell arrives and moves through. The swell will linger Friday, then move out over the weekend.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting SE 20-25mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with N winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting WNW 5-10mph in the afternoon.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NNW winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the W.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Bumpy/semi bumpy with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting S for the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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