Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 17, 2022

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward

HIGH SURF WARNING FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES


Shores Today Monday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7
South Facing 18-24 18-24 15-20 15-20
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.2 feet 06:28 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 12:11 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.1 feet 07:19 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 12:26 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:55 AM HST.
Sunset 7:06 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 2.1 feet 07:08 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 01:53 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.3 feet 07:15 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 02:19 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.2 feet 07:33 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 01:03 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.3 feet 08:30 AM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 01:30 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:55 AM HST.
Sunset 7:06 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A historic south swell is expected to peak today, then slowly subside Monday through much of next week. This swell will continue to produce Warning level surf into Monday.

Surf along east facing shores will remain elevated and rough into much of next week.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell.

Conditions: Choppy/sideshore current with SE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSW winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WNW 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

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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