Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 18, 2022
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Monday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. | ||||
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||
Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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Sunrise | 6:08 AM HST. | ||||
Sunset | 6:21 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | ||||||
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Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | ||||||
Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||||
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Weather | Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. | ||||
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High Temperature | In the upper 80s. | ||||
Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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Sunrise | 6:08 AM HST. | ||||
Sunset | 6:20 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Monday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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Low Temperature | Around 70. |
Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. |
Swell Summary
A small, short period southeast swell will fade through the day as a small, medium period south swell continues to decline into Tuesday. A small, long period reinforcement south swell arrives late Tuesday and will pass around the islands through next weekend. A moderate size, short period north swell will peak today before a slightly longer period northwest swell arrives late Monday and fills in through Tuesday. Choppy wind wave surf will continue along east-facing shores the next several days.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 10-15mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ESE.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: 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.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NE winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting ENE 10-15mph in the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com