Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 19, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Monday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
East Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 6-8 | 6-8 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
Weather | Cloudy. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
Winds | East winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:48 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:21 PM HST. |
Weather | Cloudy. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
Winds | East winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Monday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Cloudy. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:52 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:25 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf along east facing shores will remain rough for the next week due to persistent strong east to southeast winds over and upstream of the islands. East shore surf will likely build back to advisory levels Monday night through late in the week.
A series of small northwest swells will keep some small and well below normal surf in place along north and west facing shores through late this week. South shore surf will remain minimal for the foreseeable future.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Waist to stomach high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to stomach to shoulder high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Choppy/sideshore current with SE winds 15-20mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NW 5-10mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNW 10-15mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to waist to chest high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Bumpy/choppy with E winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ENE 5-10mph in the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com