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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 12, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.4 feet 12:50 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:49 AM HST.
Sunset 7:03 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds East winds around 10 mph, becoming
north after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 1.1 feet 07:45 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 10:49 PM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 05:36 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.6 feet 01:33 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:49 AM HST.
Sunset 7:03 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Thursday
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 Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.9 feet 01:28 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.3 feet 01:18 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:53 AM HST.
Sunset 7:07 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.8 feet 08:22 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 11:27 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.6 feet 08:50 PM HST.
High 0.8 feet 12:20 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 06:13 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 02:11 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 06:08 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 02:01 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:53 AM HST.
Sunset 7:07 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south facing shores will remain up into Thursday as a south-southwest swell moves through. A return of background level south-southwest and southeast swell energy moving through is anticipated Friday through the weekend. Surf along east facing shores will remain rough and choppy each day through the weekend. An upward trend is expected early next week as a long-period easterly swell arrives from Tropical Storm Calvin in the eastern Pacific.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to thigh high ENE short period wind swell for the morning going more E and building into the waist to stomach range in the afternoon.

Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting ESE 20-25mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 10-15mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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

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

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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