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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 05, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
East Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7
South Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.5 feet 08:31 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 03:35 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:49 AM HST.
Sunset 6:45 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.5 feet 09:57 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 02:48 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.5 feet 09:00 AM HST.
High 2.7 feet 04:17 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:48 AM HST.
Sunset 6:45 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 09:08 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 04:13 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 09:17 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 04:25 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:53 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds East winds around 5 mph in the evening,
becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 10:34 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 03:26 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 11:18 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 04:09 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 09:37 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:55 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 09:46 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 05:04 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:52 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current long-period south swell will gradually decline over the next few days, however a small reinforcement arriving today will help keep south shore surf elevated into early next week. Surf should drop below the summertime average along south facing shores Tuesday through Thursday.

The current small northwest swell will continue to fade out today, with minimal surf then expected through the middle of next week. A new small medium period northwest swell could give north shore surf a slight boost Thursday.

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East shore surf should remain elevated and near seasonal levels through early next week due to the strong trades over and upstream of the islands. A small decline in east shore surf is possible Wednesday and Thursday if the trades ease up as indicated by the latest model guidance.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Waist to stomach high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds a bit for the afternoon.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE 15-20mph in 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 as the winds increase to 10-15mph.

WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to waist to chest high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ENE 10-15mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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