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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 15, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Thursday
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
TODAY

Weather Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms
with isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming east
in the afternoon.
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.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then cloudy.
Frequent showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southeast winds around 15 mph, becoming
northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.5 feet 01:00 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Cloudy. Frequent showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 08:02 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 11:55 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:49 AM HST.
Sunset 6:19 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Thursday
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
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph, becoming
southwest 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.
TONIGHT

Weather Clear until 12 AM, then partly cloudy.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 2.0 feet 01:38 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.3 feet 01:22 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Partly sunny until 12 PM, then cloudy.
Frequent showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Light and variable winds.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 08:39 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 12:33 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 08:58 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 01:19 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:53 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

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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

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