Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 14, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
East Facing | 7-10 | 7-10 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
South Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | ||||
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | ||||
Winds | North winds 10 to 15 mph. | ||||
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Sunrise | 6:50 AM HST. | ||||
Sunset | 6:18 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | ||||
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||
Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. |
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Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | ||||||
Winds | South winds 10 to 15 mph. | ||||||
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Sunrise | 6:50 AM HST. | ||||||
Sunset | 6:19 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then cloudy. Frequent showers and a chance of thunderstorms. |
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. |
Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:54 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:22 PM HST. |
Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | Around 80. |
Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, increasing to south around 15 mph in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:54 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:23 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A High Surf Advisory (HSA) remains in effect for east-facing shores through this afternoon due to strong trade winds. The current northwest swell will decrease today. A second northwest swell will build tonight and Wednesday, peak below advisory levels Thursday, then decline Friday.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee to waist high NE short period wind swell for the morning with occasional stomach sets. This builds to chest to shoulder high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with WNW winds 10-15mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNW 15-20mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNW less than 5mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with E winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting N less than 5mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Ankle high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to thigh high.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with N winds 10-15mph. Clean conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNW 15-20mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com