Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 24, 2022

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 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.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low 0.5 feet 09:32 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 02:29 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.4 feet 10:03 PM HST.
High 1.1 feet 03:05 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 08:22 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 03:27 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 08:23 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 03:31 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:07 AM HST.
Sunset 6:46 PM HST.

Swell Summary

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

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Semi choppy with NNE winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting SW 10-15mph in the afternoon.

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 to the SW.

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SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the E.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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