Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 28, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 8-12 8-12 10-14 10-14
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.2 feet 03:59 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:42 AM HST.
Sunset 6:24 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Intermittent showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.0 feet 12:34 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Cloudy. Intermittent showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Northeast winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 08:23 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 11:31 AM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 05:17 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:39 AM HST.
Sunset 6:26 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 04:36 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 08:25 AM HST.
High 0.4 feet 11:37 AM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 04:15 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:28 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.6 feet 01:12 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.8 feet 12:40 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming south
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 09:00 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 12:09 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 05:54 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 08:51 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 01:08 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 05:41 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:43 AM HST.
Sunset 6:30 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Rough conditions due to strong trade winds and large surf will continue along exposed east facing through Friday. Although the winds will relax this weekend, surf along east facing shores will remain up due to strong winds far east of the state. For north and west facing shores, surf will remain well below the seasonal average each day, with only a small west-northwest swell expected Friday into the weekend. Surf will remain small along south facing shores with mainly wind swell wrapping into exposed shores.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Head high NE wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to 1-3′ overhead high.

Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with S winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ESE.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SW.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Waist to chest high E short period wind swell for the morning. The surf builds from the E into the stomach to shoulder high range for the afternoon.

Conditions: Semi clean/textured in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNE 10-15mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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