Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 17, 2022
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 sunny. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:05 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:51 PM HST. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | West winds 5 to 10 mph. |
| Sunrise | 6:05 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:50 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Small background surf will continue along south facing shores into Friday. Forerunners from a new, long-period south swell are expected to arrive late Friday night. This swell will likely produce near, to slightly above normal surf along south facing shores from this weekend into early next week. Surf will remain small along east facing shores, but the strengthening trades may produce modest, choppy surf along east facing shores by this weekend. Expect nearly flat conditions to persist along north facing shores through tonight. Small, short-period north-northwest swells starting Thursday may provide a slight boost in surf along exposed north facing shores through this weekend. A slightly larger and longer period northwest swell may arrive early next week.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Waist to chest high fading ENE short period wind swell for the morning with only minimal surf during the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE 15-20mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.
WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting E 5-10mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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