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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 06, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
East Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
South Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
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 09:00 AM HST.
High 2.7 feet 04:17 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:48 AM HST.
Sunset 6:45 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 10:51 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 03:18 AM HST.
SUNDAY

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 09:34 AM HST.
High 2.7 feet 05:03 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:48 AM HST.
Sunset 6:46 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds West winds 5 to 10 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.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 11:28 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 03:56 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 12:11 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 04:48 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 10:11 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 05:41 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 10:18 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 05:47 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:52 AM HST.
Sunset 6:50 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south facing shores will remain elevated through early next week. South shore surf should drop below the summertime average Tuesday through Friday.

Surf along north facing shores will remain minimal through the middle of next week. A new moderate sized medium period northwest swell will build Wednesday night and Thursday, and give a noticeable boost to north shore surf by Friday.

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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 gradual decline in east shore surf is expected Wednesday through Friday as the trades ease.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Choppy/sideshore current with SE winds 15-20mph.

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NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SW.

WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Waist to chest high E short period wind swell.

Conditions: Semi choppy with ENE winds 5-10mph in the morning increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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