Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 22, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Sunday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 1-3 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:57 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:40 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:56 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:41 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. |
Swell Summary
A moderate size, long period northwest swell moving in this morning has come in a little higher than guidance suggested while its timing is on point. This 4 to 5 foot swell, near 17 second swell will lift surf from chest to slightly over head high along many north-facing shores through Sunday afternoon. A similar size, medium period northwest swell will come in late Sunday into early Monday. This reinforcing northwest swell will result in a slight boost to already elevated early week north and west-facing shore surf through Tuesday. A small, long period south swell that arrived this morning will bump south-facing shore surf up to around chest high this weekend. This swell will keep this seasonable south surf in place through Monday. Lighter weekend trades will allow for relatively lower eastern exposure wind wave chop.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Waist to chest high E short period wind swell for the morning drops into the knee to waist high zone during the afternoon.
Conditions: Choppy/sideshore current with SE winds 20-25mph.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Bumpy/semi bumpy with WNW winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting W 10-15mph in the afternoon.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NNW winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting NW 10-15mph in the afternoon.
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: Bumpy/semi bumpy with E winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting ESE 10-15mph in the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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