Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 22, 2022

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Monday
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 Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 0.7 feet 10:15 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 03:04 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.8 feet 11:07 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 03:15 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:56 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
clear. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.8 feet 10:32 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 05:45 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.9 feet 10:23 PM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 05:50 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.0 feet 11:46 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 04:45 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.1 feet 12:15 PM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 05:02 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:56 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf heights along south facing shores will hold near average today, then dip slightly below average tomorrow through mid- week. The next long- period south swell will fill in Thursday through the rest of next week, bringing above average surf.

Surf along north and west facing shores will remain small to flat today and tomorrow. The next northwest swell will generate a ripple late Tuesday into Wednesday then slowly fade through the rest of the week.

Small, choppy surf will return along east facing shores today and tomorrow, before subsiding a notch Tuesday through the rest of the week.

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NORTH EAST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Choppy/sideshore current with SE winds 15-20mph.

NORTH WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the early morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NE winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting ENE 10-15mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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