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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 27, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Friday
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 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated 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.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly clear. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds South winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.9 feet 10:28 PM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Sunny.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.5 feet 06:23 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 11:16 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 03:59 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:53 AM HST.
Sunset 6:42 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated 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.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 11:06 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.7 feet 10:44 PM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 07:00 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 11:54 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 04:36 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 06:41 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 12:35 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 04:31 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:57 AM HST.
Sunset 6:46 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along north and west facing shores will remain small through the weekend with mainly a mix of short to medium period north and northwest swells moving through. Surf along south facing shores will remain up into Friday as a fresh long-period south swell moves through. Surf along east facing shores will remain small through early next week. An upward trend is anticipated through the first half of next week for exposed north, west, and south facing shores as a long-period northwest and south swell arrive.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Fairly clean in the early morning with S winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting SE 5-10mph.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with S winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 10-15mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with SSW winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the S.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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