Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 21, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Monday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 2-4 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.4 feet 09:22 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 04:53 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:42 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 11:55 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 03:47 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 09:56 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 05:35 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:42 AM HST.
Sunset 6:52 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Monday
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 Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 09:59 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 05:31 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 10:03 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 05:38 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:55 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 12:32 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 04:25 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 01:12 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 05:33 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 10:33 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 10:37 AM HST.
Sunrise 5:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:56 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf will be mainly background level with some peaks near average along all shores. Inconsistent pulses of south- southwest and south- southeast swell will produce near to below average sized surf for the next few days. A tiny pulse of northwest swell is possible today and tomorrow. Expect rough and choppy surf along east facing shore to build today and tomorrow then hold into the second half of the week, before gradually easing into next weekend.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to thigh high ENE short period wind swell in the morning with occasional waist high sets. This drops into the knee range for the afternoon.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with N winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Ankle high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to thigh high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 10-15mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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