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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 16, 2022

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Monday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 6-8 5-7 6-8 6-8
East Facing 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.1 feet 08:21 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:15 AM HST.
Sunset 5:57 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 12:40 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.1 feet 09:58 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:15 AM HST.
Sunset 5:56 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.7 feet 08:59 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.0 feet 08:56 AM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 05:55 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:19 AM HST.
Sunset 6:01 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming
northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 01:17 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.7 feet 10:11 PM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 01:35 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.7 feet 10:36 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.9 feet 10:13 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:19 AM HST.
Sunset 6:00 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current north swell will be on the decline today, with a new, moderate sized northwest swell expected to arrive later today. This northwest swell is expected to peak near low end advisory levels later tonight or early Monday, and then decline through Tuesday. A larger, but short period, north swell is expected to arrive Wednesday with another bout of advisory level surf Wednesday night and early Thursday. Small background south swells are expected through Tuesday, with a series of slightly larger long period south swells expected Wednesday through Saturday.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon as the winds lighten to less than 5mph.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NNW winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph. Glassy conditions are expected for the late day with SW winds less than 5mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture with NNE winds 10-15mph in the morning decreasing to 5-10mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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