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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 19, 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 2-4 1-3 1-3
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 3-5 3-5 2-4 3-5
TODAY

Weather Cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.5 feet 08:20 AM HST.
High 2.8 feet 03:36 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:43 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 10:14 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 02:42 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.5 feet 08:50 AM HST.
High 2.7 feet 04:14 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:43 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.4 feet 08:57 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:14 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 09:01 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 04:26 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:47 AM HST.
Sunset 6:55 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy until 8 PM, then partly cloudy.
Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
east after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 10:51 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 03:20 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 11:38 PM HST.
High 0.7 feet 04:10 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 09:27 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:52 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 09:31 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 05:01 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:47 AM HST.
Sunset 6:55 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small, short-period north-northeast swell will steadily decline tonight through the day. Some of this swell will wrap into exposed eastern shores, but otherwise, east shore surf will be below May average as the nearby trade wind flow will be weaker than normal into Saturday. A small northwest swell is possible early next week, while returning strong trade winds will increase east shore surf.

A mix of small south-southwest and south-southeast swell should produce inconsistent surf near the seasonal average through the weekend. Expect south shore surf to be at summertime background heights from Monday through the middle of next week.

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NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Ankle high ESE short period wind swell in the morning builds a bit for the afternoon.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph.

NORTH WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

WEST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with NNW winds less than 5mph. This becomes Semi glassy for the afternoon.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Bumpy/semi bumpy with SSE winds 5-10mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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