Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 01, 2023

May 1, 2023, 6:01 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

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

TODAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms with isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

East winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.1 feet 06:59 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 1.7 feet 01:17 PM HST.

Sunrise

5:51 AM HST.

Sunset

6:44 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.

Low Temperature

In the mid 60s.

Winds

Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest after midnight.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.4 feet 06:56 PM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 1.9 feet 12:56 AM HST.

TUESDAY

Weather

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

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low -0.1 feet 07:18 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 2.0 feet 01:50 PM HST.

Sunrise

5:50 AM HST.

Sunset

6:44 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Shores	Today		Tuesday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
West Facing	0-2	1-3	1-3	1-3
South Facing	3-5	2-4	2-4	2-4

TODAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

East winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.1 feet 07:36 AM HST.
Kona	High 1.3 feet 01:55 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.0 feet 07:47 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.4 feet 02:16 PM HST.

Sunrise

5:55 AM HST.

Sunset

6:48 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.

Low Temperature

In the mid 60s.

Winds

North winds around 5 mph, becoming east
after midnight.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.3 feet 07:33 PM HST.
Kona	High 1.5 feet 01:34 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.4 feet 07:57 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.5 feet 01:46 AM HST.

TUESDAY

Weather

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

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.0 feet 07:55 AM HST.
Kona	High 1.6 feet 02:28 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low -0.1 feet 08:07 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.7 feet 02:46 PM HST.

Sunrise

5:54 AM HST.

Sunset

6:48 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along the north and west facing shores will build today as this medium sized long period northwest (320 degree) swell spreads southeastward across the islands, peaking on Tuesday, then gradually lowering Wednesday through Friday. Expect a large increase to north and west shore surf heights through Wednesday, approaching High Surf Advisory (HSA) levels as the swell energy peaks on Tuesday.

Small surf along the south facing shores will slowly increase this week as two small long period south-southwest (200-210 degree) and south (180-190 degree) swells build into the region. This southern source swell energy will peak on Wednesday and Thursday near HSA levels. Surf heights along south facing shores will then gradually lower from Friday into next weekend.

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Small surf along east facing shores will trend up through the week as trades strengthen east of the islands. East shore surf will return to seasonal levels Thursday through the weekend.

NORTH EAST

am pm

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

Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with SSE 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: Fairly clean in the morning with S winds 5-10mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 10-15mph.

WEST

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am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NW.

SOUTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with ENE winds 5-10mph. This becomes Semi choppy for the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com