Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 16, 2022
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 6:05 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:52 PM HST. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds. |
| Sunrise | 6:05 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:51 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf along south facing shores will remain small through the rest of the week. An upward trend in surf along south facing shores is highly anticipated to begin this weekend and last into early next week.
Surf along east facing shores will remain small through Thursday. A return of choppy/short- period surf is expected by the end of the week through the weekend.
Near flat surf conditions will persist along north facing shores through tomorrow. North facing shores may see a small boost in surf Thursday through the weekend. Surf may to continue to trend up early next week.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Waist high E short period wind swell in the morning with occasional stomach high sets. This drops into the knee to thigh range for the afternoon.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 10-15mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE 15-20mph.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.
WEST
am pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with N winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WNW 5-10mph. Glassy conditions are expected for the late day with WSW winds less than 5mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Bumpy/semi bumpy with E winds 5-10mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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