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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 26, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.3 feet 12:21 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:54 AM HST.
Sunset 6:42 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.9 feet 09:18 PM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 06:31 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 09:38 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 01:59 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:54 AM HST.
Sunset 6:42 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then cloudy.
Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 12:58 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.4 feet 09:39 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 01:14 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:58 AM HST.
Sunset 6:46 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then clear.
Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 09:56 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.7 feet 09:36 PM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 07:08 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 10:16 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 02:36 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 06:04 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 11:36 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 02:42 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:58 AM HST.
Sunset 6:46 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along north facing shores will remain small through the upcoming weekend with mainly a mix of short to medium period north and northwest swells moving through. Surf along south facing shores will remain up through Thursday as a fresh long-period south swell moves through. A downward trend is expected Friday through the weekend. Surf along east facing shores will remain small through the weekend.

NORTH EAST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SE 10-15mph.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SW winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 10-15mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NW winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 5-10mph. Glassy conditions are expected by late afternoon with WSW winds less than 5mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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