Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 29, 2023

April 29, 2023, 6:01 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

Shores	Today		Sunday
	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	2-4	2-4

TODAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Scattered showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

East winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.4 feet 06:31 AM HST.
	High 1.1 feet 12:06 PM HST.
	Low 0.5 feet 05:11 PM HST.

Sunrise

5:52 AM HST.

Sunset

6:43 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.

Low Temperature

In the mid 60s.

Winds

North winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 1.9 feet 11:56 PM HST.

SUNDAY

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

North winds around 5 mph, becoming east
in the afternoon.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.2 feet 06:43 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 1.4 feet 12:44 PM HST.

Sunrise

5:52 AM HST.

Sunset

6:43 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Shores	Today		Sunday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
West Facing	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-3
South Facing	2-4	2-4	2-4	2-4

TODAY

Weather

Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

West winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.2 feet 07:08 AM HST.
	High 0.9 feet 12:44 PM HST.
	Low 0.3 feet 05:48 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.1 feet 07:06 AM HST.
	High 0.9 feet 01:14 PM HST.
	Low 0.5 feet 05:58 PM HST.

Sunrise

5:56 AM HST.

Sunset

6:47 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

East winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	High 1.5 feet 12:34 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.6 feet 12:29 AM HST.

SUNDAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

West winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.2 feet 07:20 AM HST.
Kona	High 1.1 feet 01:22 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.0 feet 07:27 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.2 feet 01:46 PM HST.

Sunrise

5:56 AM HST.

Sunset

6:47 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Small surf along the north and west facing shores will hold through the weekend from a pair of small north and northwest swells. A moderate sized long period northwest swell will arrive Monday, peak Tuesday, then gradually lower Wednesday through next weekend. This swell will give a noticeable boost to north and west shore surf late Monday through Wednesday, potentially close to advisory levels on Tuesday.

Near to just below average surf along south facing shores is expected through the weekend from small overlapping south swells. A new long period south swell will build Monday and Tuesday, and peak Wednesday and Thursday near advisory levels. This swell will then gradually lower Friday through next weekend.

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Surf along east facing shores will trend up slightly this weekend into early next week as the trades strengthen upstream of the state. East shore surf will build close to seasonal levels by the end of the upcoming work week.

NORTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Waist to chest high NE short period wind swell for the morning going more ENE during the day.

Conditions: Choppy/sideshore current with SE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.

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NORTH WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SSW winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 10-15mph.

WEST

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am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

SOUTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

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

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com