Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 16, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Friday | ||
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| 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 |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. | ||||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||||
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| Sunrise | 6:27 AM HST. | ||||||
| Sunset | 6:30 PM HST. | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly clear. | ||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | ||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| 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 |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:31 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:34 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
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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
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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
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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with WSW winds less than 5mph. This becomes Semi glassy/semi bumpy for the afternoon.
SOUTH EAST
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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





