Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 22, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 4-6 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| East Facing | 6-8 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. | |||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:22 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:32 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:21 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:32 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms with isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:26 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:36 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf is expected to remain below advisory levels on all shores through the weekend. Surf along east facing shores will gradually decline later today through Friday. The current short- period north swell will steadily decline today. A mix of small northwest swells will maintain modest surf along many exposed north and west facing shorelines Thursday and Friday. A small, medium- period south swell will slowly fade over the next couple of days.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Stomach to shoulder high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to head high.
Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting SE 20-25mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the early morning with E winds 5-10mph. Sideshore/choppy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting SSW 15-20mph.
WEST
am pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with ESE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W less than 5mph.
SOUTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Waist to stomach high E short period wind swell for the morning with occasional chest sets. The surf builds from the E into the stomach to shoulder range for the afternoon.
Conditions: Clean in the early morning with WNW winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting ESE 5-10mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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