Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 23, 2022

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 5-7 4-6 4-6 4-6
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.1 feet 07:01 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 02:33 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 06:57 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 02:26 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:07 AM HST.
Sunset 6:47 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Light and variable winds.
Tides
Kona Low 0.5 feet 09:15 PM HST.
High 1.1 feet 01:53 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.4 feet 09:41 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 02:32 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 07:44 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:00 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 07:43 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 03:00 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:07 AM HST.
Sunset 6:46 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current long period south swell will continue to lower gradually through Wednesday. A much smaller south swell is expected during the Thursday through Sunday time period. The current small mid period northwest swell is expected to peak today, then lower gradually Wednesday through Friday. Short period choppy surf along east facing shores will remain rather small through Friday with a slight uptick expected over the weekend as trade winds gradually strengthen.

NORTH EAST

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

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE 15-20mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with NNE winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting NNW 5-10mph in the afternoon.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

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SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

Conditions: Bumpy/semi bumpy with ESE winds 5-10mph in the morning increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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