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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 19, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


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

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.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with
isolated thunderstorms.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.3 feet 09:18 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 02:49 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.5 feet 08:59 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 03:49 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:58 AM HST.
Sunset 6:40 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 4-6 4-6 3-5 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds 10 to 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.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with
isolated thunderstorms.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 09:55 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 03:27 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 10:33 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 03:58 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 09:36 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 04:27 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.4 feet 09:49 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 04:46 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:02 AM HST.
Sunset 6:44 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south facing shores will be rough and choppy today, then quickly lower tonight and Thursday. Surf along north and west facing shore will build today and peak Thursday. A new northwest swell will build Friday night into Saturday, and peak over the weekend. A long- period south swell is expected to build over the weekend and slowly subside early next week.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high ESE short period wind swell with occasional stomach high sets.

Conditions: Semi clean/textured in the morning with S winds 10-15mph. Clean conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW 5-10mph.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi clean/textured in the morning with S winds 10-15mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 20-25mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high S short period wind swell.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with S winds 15-20mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Choppy with S winds 15-20mph in the morning increasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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