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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 20, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Tuesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 3-5 3-5 4-6 4-6
East Facing 6-8 6-8 7-10 7-10
South Facing 3-5 3-5 4-6 4-6
TODAY

Weather Cloudy. Showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.0 feet 10:02 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 03:30 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:47 AM HST.
Sunset 6:21 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.4 feet 09:28 PM HST.
High 2.8 feet 04:11 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Southeast winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.0 feet 10:36 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 04:17 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:22 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Tuesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 10:39 AM HST.
High 1.4 feet 04:08 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 11:09 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 04:44 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:51 AM HST.
Sunset 6:25 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 10:05 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:49 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 10:21 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 05:02 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 11:13 AM HST.
High 1.5 feet 04:55 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 11:40 AM HST.
High 1.4 feet 05:30 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:50 AM HST.
Sunset 6:26 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along east facing shores will remain rough through the week due to persistent and strong east to southeast winds. Surf will likely return to the 10 foot advisory level tonight into Tuesday due to the strong easterly trade winds upstream over the eastern Pacific. East shore surf then appears to hold at or near advisory levels through the weekend.

The current small long-period northwest (310-320 degrees) swell will linger through the first half of the week before easing Thursday. Expect surf to hold at levels well below the seasonal average each day through the week. A new small northwest swell could give north shore surf a small boost next weekend. South shore surf will remain minimal during the next 7 days.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Waist to chest high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to chest to head high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Choppy, strong sideshore current with SE winds 20-25mph.

NORTH WEST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the W.

WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with E winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NNW.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell for the morning with occasional stomach sets. This builds to chest to shoulder high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Bumpy/choppy with ESE winds 15-20mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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