Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 14, 2023

February 14, 2023, 6:05 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES

Shores	Today		Wednesday
	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

TODAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the upper 70s.

Winds

North winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.0 feet 03:45 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:50 AM HST.

Sunset

6:18 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest after midnight.

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 2.2 feet 12:06 AM HST.

WEDNESDAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the upper 70s.

Winds

South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.8 feet 07:46 AM HST.
	High 0.9 feet 10:16 AM HST.
	Low -0.2 feet 05:01 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:50 AM HST.

Sunset

6:19 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Shores	Today		Wednesday
	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

TODAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then cloudy.
Frequent showers and a chance of
thunderstorms.

High Temperature

In the upper 70s.

Winds

East winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.0 feet 04:22 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.5 feet 07:26 AM HST.
	High 0.5 feet 09:44 AM HST.
	Low -0.1 feet 04:09 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:54 AM HST.

Sunset

6:22 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
clear.

Low Temperature

In the mid 60s.

Winds

Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.

Tides
Kona	High 1.8 feet 12:44 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 2.0 feet 12:24 AM HST.

WEDNESDAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.

High Temperature

Around 80.

Winds

Southeast winds around 5 mph,
increasing to south around 15 mph in
the afternoon.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.6 feet 08:23 AM HST.
	High 0.7 feet 10:54 AM HST.
	Low -0.1 feet 05:38 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.3 feet 08:21 AM HST.
	High 0.4 feet 11:53 AM HST.
	Low -0.2 feet 05:27 PM HST.

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

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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