Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 17, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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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. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:26 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:31 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||
| Winds | South winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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| Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, increasing to southeast around 15 mph in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:25 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:31 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:30 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:35 PM HST. |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:29 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:35 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Seas will remain on the small side for all Hawaiian waters with minimal swell energy expected in the short term. By Sunday morning a medium period north (340-360) swell will build into the islands, boosting surf heights along north facing shores. Two additional swells arrive by Wednesday with another small medium period north (350-010) swell and a small long period northwest (320-330) swell building into the region.
South shores will also see the forerunners of a small long period swell arrive by Monday, producing head high surf by Tuesday, and then slowly fade into Wednesday. East swell energy will get into the action from Wednesday onward building surf heights along east facing shores.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 10-15mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NW.
WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with SSE winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting SE for the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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