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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 18, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 0-2 2-4 2-4
East Facing 1-3 1-3 2-4 2-4
South Facing 1-3 1-3 4-6 4-6
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 10 mph, increasing
to southeast around 20 mph in the
afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 08:05 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 02:31 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:00 AM HST.
Sunset 6:39 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds South winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.2 feet 08:30 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 02:20 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.4 feet 08:32 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 03:10 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:59 AM HST.
Sunset 6:39 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 2-4 2-4
South Facing 1-3 1-3 4-6 4-6
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 08:42 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 03:09 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 08:57 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 03:30 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:04 AM HST.
Sunset 6:43 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.1 feet 09:07 PM HST.
High 1.6 feet 02:58 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 09:39 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 03:21 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 09:09 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 03:48 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.4 feet 09:23 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 04:09 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:03 AM HST.
Sunset 6:43 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south facing shores will become rough and choppy later today through Wednesday due to strong south winds, then quickly lower Thursday as the winds diminish. Surf along north and west facing shores will rise as a medium period west-northwest swell arrives Wednesday. As a this source moves out, a long-period northwest swell forecast to arrive Friday night into Saturday will peak over the weekend. A long-period south swell expected will lead to rising surf over the weekend.

NORTH EAST

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am        pm  

Surf: Knee high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to waist to chest high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting SE 20-25mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal surf (ankle or less) for the morning with a knee to thigh high E short period wind swell filling in during the afternoon with occasional waist sets.

Conditions: Bumpy/semi bumpy with SE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting SSE 15-20mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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