Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 15, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
East Facing | 6-8 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms with isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | ||||||
Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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Sunrise | 6:50 AM HST. | ||||||
Sunset | 6:19 PM HST. |
Weather | Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then cloudy. Frequent showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||
Winds | Southeast winds around 15 mph, becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. |
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Weather | Cloudy. Frequent showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:49 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:19 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. |
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High Temperature | Around 80. |
Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:54 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:23 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
East-facing shores over Kauai and Oahu will remain elevated due to strong trade winds. East shore surf overall will remain above seasonal levels through late in the week. A new northwest swell will build today, peak below advisory levels tonight, and decline Thursday. South facing shores will experience minimal surf this week.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee to waist high N short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to shoulder high.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with WSW winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SE less than 5mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Semi clean/sideshore texture and current conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting S 15-20mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with E winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW less than 5mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with NW winds 10-15mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSE less than 5mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com