Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 10, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 6-8 | 6-8 | 6-8 | 5-7 |
East Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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Sunrise | 6:32 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:29 PM HST. |
Weather | Partly cloudy. | |||||
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Low Temperature | In the lower 60s. | |||||
Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph. | |||||
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Weather | Sunny. | ||||
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | ||||
Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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Sunrise | 6:31 AM HST. | ||||
Sunset | 6:29 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
HIGH SURF WARNING FOR WEST FACING SHORES
Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 8-12 | 8-12 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Swell Summary
The large northwest (320) swell will decrease today and continue to produce warning level surf along north and west facing shores on the smaller islands and west facing shores of the Big Island through this afternoon. A medium period smaller north (360-020) swell is expected to move in by Saturday and will bring elevated surf to north facing shores into early next week.
East and south facing shores will remain small this week with only background swell energy.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee to waist high NNW short period wind swell in the morning with occasional stomach high sets. This drops into the knee to thigh range for the afternoon.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SW winds less than 5mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NNW.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with NW winds 5-10mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE less than 5mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com