Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 14, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Tuesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
East Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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Sunrise | 6:00 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:50 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | |||||
Winds | North winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:01 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:49 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Tuesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:04 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:54 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. |
Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. |
Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:04 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:53 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A lingering south-southwest swell will trend lower during the first half of the week. Small background south swell energy will keep surf heights small along south facing shores through the weekend. A small medium period north-northwest swell has reached the northwestern islands this morning. Surf heights along north facing shores will build today with some of this swell energy wrapping around into exposed west facing beaches of Kauai and Oahu. Surf heights along east facing shores will small and choppy due to increasing trade wind driven waves.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the early morning with S winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting SE.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NNE.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com