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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 26, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


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

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 0.8 feet 08:28 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 01:01 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:41 AM HST.
Sunset 6:53 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.9 feet 09:04 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 04:47 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Cloudy until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 0.9 feet 10:24 AM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 02:43 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:41 AM HST.
Sunset 6:54 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Saturday
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 South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 0.6 feet 09:06 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 01:38 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.7 feet 10:43 AM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 01:57 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:45 AM HST.
Sunset 6:57 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.6 feet 09:42 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 05:24 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.7 feet 09:30 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 05:16 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 0.8 feet 11:02 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 03:20 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.9 feet 11:50 AM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 03:36 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:45 AM HST.
Sunset 6:58 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Small, medium period south to southwest swells (180-230 degree) will keep south-facing shore surf heights near or slightly under summer averages (around 5 feet) through Saturday. Surf will drop slightly late Saturday, but will likely increase by Sunday afternoon with the next small, yet slightly higher period south southwest (200-220 degree) swell arrival. Latest American Samoa buoy observations suggest that this early week swell will come in around 3 feet and produce near to slightly above summertime average south surf Sunday into early Monday. East chop will steadily decrease later today and through the weekend in response to weakening trades. North-facing shores will experience nearly flat conditions into Sunday. A small, long period west northwest (300 degree) swell Sunday into Sunday night will produce a slight bump in north and west-facing shore surf through Tuesday.

NORTH EAST

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am        pm  

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

Conditions: Semi choppy with ESE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting SE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NW.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NW 10-15mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with ENE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting E 5-10mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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