Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 17, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| East Facing | 6-10 | 6-10 | 7-11 | 7-11 |
| South Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
| Weather | Cloudy. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 15 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:49 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:20 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Cloudy. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 15 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Cloudy. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 15 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:48 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:20 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Cloudy. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. |
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. |
| Winds | South winds 5 to 10 mph. |
| Sunrise | 6:53 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:24 PM HST. |
| Weather | Cloudy. Showers likely with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. |
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. |
| Weather | Cloudy. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. |
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| High Temperature | Around 80. |
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:52 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:24 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
No significant northwest swells are expected during the next 7 days, with only small surf expected along north and west facing shores. East shore surf will build today as east-southeast winds strengthen. A High Surf Advisory remains in effect from 6 AM this morning until 6 PM Saturday, and this advisory may need to be extended through the middle of next week as winds over and upstream of the islands will continue to support large and rough surf.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Chest to head high ESE wind swell with occasional slightly overhead high sets.
Conditions: Choppy/sideshore current with SSE winds 20-25mph in the morning shifting SE for the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with S winds 5-10mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW less than 5mph.
WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee high S short period wind swell in the morning builds a bit for the afternoon.
Conditions: Bumpy/semi bumpy in the morning with SSW winds 10-15mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon as the winds lighten to less than 5mph. Clean conditions are expected by late afternoon with E winds 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Waist to chest high E short period wind swell for the morning. The swell shifts more SE and builds for the afternoon with sets up to slightly overhead high.
Conditions: Choppy with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting SE 20-25mph in the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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