Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 13, 2023

April 13, 2023, 6:01 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

Shores	Today		Friday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
North Facing	4-6	4-6	4-6	4-6
East Facing	4-6	4-6	3-5	3-5
South Facing	1-3	1-3	2-4	2-4

TODAY

Weather

Cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.

High Temperature

In the upper 70s.

Winds

Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.6 feet 06:15 AM HST.
	High 0.7 feet 09:17 AM HST.
	Low 0.2 feet 02:58 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:04 AM HST.

Sunset

6:38 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.

Low Temperature

In the mid 60s.

Winds

Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest after midnight.

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 2.3 feet 11:02 PM HST.

FRIDAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

Around 80.

Winds

Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.4 feet 06:27 AM HST.
	High 0.9 feet 11:12 AM HST.
	Low 0.2 feet 04:38 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:03 AM HST.

Sunset

6:38 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Shores	Today		Friday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
West Facing	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-3
South Facing	1-3	1-3	2-4	2-4

TODAY

Weather

Cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

West winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.4 feet 06:52 AM HST.
	High 0.5 feet 09:55 AM HST.
	Low 0.1 feet 03:35 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.1 feet 06:22 AM HST.
	High 0.4 feet 11:09 AM HST.
	Low 0.2 feet 03:26 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:08 AM HST.

Sunset

6:42 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

Light and variable winds.

Tides
Kona	High 1.8 feet 11:40 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 2.0 feet 11:21 PM HST.

FRIDAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.3 feet 07:04 AM HST.
	High 0.7 feet 11:50 AM HST.
	Low 0.1 feet 05:15 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.0 feet 07:04 AM HST.
	High 0.7 feet 12:30 PM HST.
	Low 0.2 feet 05:13 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:07 AM HST.

Sunset

6:42 PM HST.

Swell Summary

An ongoing small, short period north northeast (10-40 degree) swell will maintain near waist high surf along many north to northeast-facing shores through tonight. A small, medium period northwest (320 degree) swell is scheduled to arrive late Friday and fill in Saturday morning. This swell will maintain waist to near head high surf along many north-facing shores, near knee to waist high surf along west-facing shores Saturday. East-facing shores will experience continued choppy conditions through Friday in response to several days of this upstream fresh trade fetch. Surf along east-facing shores will slowly subside going into this weekend as trades fall off a notch. Small, background south swell energy will maintain knee to chest high surf along many southern shores. A very small, medium period south southwest bump in swell arriving tonight into early Friday will result in a small boost in weekend surf.

NORTH EAST

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Surf: Waist to stomach high E short period wind swell in the morning builds a bit for the afternoon.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph in the morning increasing to 15-20mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with WSW winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting W 5-10mph in the afternoon.

WEST

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

SOUTH EAST

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