Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 16, 2022

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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
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 07:01 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 12:46 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.7 feet 07:42 AM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 01:23 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:05 AM HST.
Sunset 6:52 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Light and variable winds.
Tides
Kona High 1.7 feet 06:46 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 01:24 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.7 feet 07:09 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 01:44 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 08:05 AM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 01:44 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.8 feet 08:46 AM HST.
Low 0.9 feet 02:42 PM HST.
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.

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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

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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  

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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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