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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 30, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 1-3 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 2-4 3-5 4-6 4-6
South Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny until 12 PM, then sunny.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, increasing to
northeast around 15 mph in the
afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 08:19 AM HST.
High 3.2 feet 03:12 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:04 AM HST.
Sunset 6:37 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds North winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.3 feet 09:34 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:06 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.2 feet 09:06 AM HST.
High 3.0 feet 03:46 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:05 AM HST.
Sunset 6:37 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Thursday
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 Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 08:56 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 03:50 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 09:03 AM HST.
High 2.8 feet 03:57 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:08 AM HST.
Sunset 6:41 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 10:11 PM HST.
High 1.6 feet 03:44 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 10:39 PM HST.
High 1.6 feet 04:17 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 09:43 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 04:24 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 09:56 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 04:35 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:09 AM HST.
Sunset 6:41 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along east facing shores will become rough later today through the second half of the week as the trades become strong. Expect some groundswell mixed in for the upcoming weekend from Tropical Storm Irwin tracking westward across the eastern Pacific. Surf along south facing shores will remain small through the weekend as overlapping background level long-period southerly pulses move through. A larger south swell is possible early next week. Surf along exposed north and west facing shores will trend up again this weekend as a small west- northwest swell arrives.

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 builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to stomach high.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE 15-20mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SSW winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop 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/semi bumpy with SSE winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting WSW for the afternoon.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high E short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to stomach high.

Conditions: Semi clean/textured in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNE 10-15mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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