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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 14, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Tuesday
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
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 07:37 AM HST.
High 2.7 feet 02:52 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:00 AM HST.
Sunset 6:50 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.7 feet 09:27 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 02:18 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 08:13 AM HST.
High 2.7 feet 03:18 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:01 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Tuesday
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
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 08:14 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 03:30 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 08:12 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 03:33 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:04 AM HST.
Sunset 6:54 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 10:04 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 02:56 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 10:39 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 03:35 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 08:50 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 03:56 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 08:51 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 04:03 PM HST.
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

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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.

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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

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