Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 16, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 07:23 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 10:48 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 04:50 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:27 AM HST.
Sunset 6:30 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly clear.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.5 feet 12:35 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.4 feet 07:34 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 12:12 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:26 AM HST.
Sunset 6:31 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 08:00 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 11:26 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 05:27 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 07:51 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 12:18 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 05:16 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:31 AM HST.
Sunset 6:34 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly clear.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 2.0 feet 01:13 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.1 feet 12:56 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 08:11 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 12:50 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 08:23 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 01:26 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:30 AM HST.
Sunset 6:35 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Small surf will prevail for the rest of this week and into the weekend with mainly a mix of background north and south swell expected. An upward trend is possible Sunday into next week along north facing shores due to a potential short to medium period north swell arriving.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE less than 5mph.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SW winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph. Glassy conditions are expected for the late day with WNW winds less than 5mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Glassy in the morning with WSW winds less than 5mph. This becomes Semi glassy/semi bumpy for the afternoon.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with S winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 5-10mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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