Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 18, 2022

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 8-12 7-10 4-6 4-6
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 4-6
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming east
in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.2 feet 11:03 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:16 AM HST.
Sunset 5:55 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.8 feet 06:48 PM HST.
High 1.1 feet 11:31 PM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 04:31 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming east
in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.2 feet 11:48 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:16 AM HST.
Sunset 5:54 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.7 feet 11:41 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.9 feet 11:21 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:20 AM HST.
Sunset 5:59 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds North winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low 0.5 feet 07:25 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 12:09 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 05:08 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.4 feet 07:12 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 12:51 AM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 05:06 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.8 feet 12:26 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.0 feet 12:15 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:20 AM HST.
Sunset 5:58 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current northwest swell has subsided below High Surf Advisory thus the HSA has been cancelled. A larger, but shorter- period, north swell is expected to arrive tomorrow and may bring low- end advisory level surf to north facing shores tomorrow night and Thursday, before lowering Thursday night through Saturday.

Small background south swells are expected through today, with a series of slightly larger, longer-period south swells expected tomorrow through Saturday. With no significant trade wind flow over and upwind of the state, most surf along east facing shores will be from north swell wrap through the week and slowly trend up over the weekend as trades return.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy with S winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Fairly clean in the early morning with S winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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