Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 19, 2022
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
| Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 8-12 | 7-10 | 6-8 | 5-7 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 5:56 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 7:05 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The large south swell that peaked on Sunday is slowly easing, but remains large to enough support advisory-level surf for south facing shores today. Heights should ease below the advisory level tonight through Wednesday as the swell moves out. No additional south swells are expected for the Thursday through Saturday time frame. A small, long period south swell is possible late this weekend into early next week.
East-facing shores will continue to see elevated short period choppy surf through today and may drop a notch tomorrow as trades weaken slightly. A small, long period east swell from tropical cyclone Estelle, located in the far eastern Pacific, may provide a slight boost in surf for east facing shores late this week into the weekend. No other significant swells are expected.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Knee to waist high ENE short period wind swell.
Conditions: Semi glassy with SSE winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting SE for the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SSW winds less than 5mph. 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: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW less than 5mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm 
Surf: Knee high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to waist high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NNE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting NE for the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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