Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 18, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Sunday
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 Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, increasing to
southeast around 15 mph in the
afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.2 feet 07:56 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 01:09 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:25 AM HST.
Sunset 6:31 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph, becoming
west after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 06:58 PM HST.
High 2.7 feet 01:55 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.1 feet 08:21 AM HST.
High 1.6 feet 01:55 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:24 AM HST.
Sunset 6:31 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Sunday
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 Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 08:33 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 01:47 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 08:53 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 02:17 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:29 AM HST.
Sunset 6:35 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming east
around 5 mph after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 07:35 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 02:33 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 07:41 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 02:34 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 08:58 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 02:33 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 09:22 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 03:02 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:28 AM HST.
Sunset 6:35 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Seas and surf will remain on the small side today. A medium period north (340-360) swell will build Sunday and peak Monday, boosting surf heights along north facing shores. For the south facing shores, a small long period swell will build Monday, producing near 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 as a large east to west 15 to 25 kt fetch area sets up just east of the island chain.

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NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 10-15mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE 20-25mph.

NORTH WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the early morning with S winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting SSW 15-20mph.

WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with S winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSE 5-10mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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