Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 01, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
East Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
South Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
Weather | Partly sunny until 12 PM, then 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 | 6:05 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:36 PM HST. |
Weather | Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | |||||
Winds | North winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
Winds | Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:05 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:35 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the upper 80s. |
Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:09 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:40 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Rough choppy surf along east facing shores will continue over the next few days as the trades remain breezy. Additionally, expect some short to medium period swell mixed in from former Tropical Cyclone (TC) Irwin through the weekend.
Surf along south facing shores will remain small through the weekend as overlapping background level long-period southerly pulses move through.
Surf along exposed north and west facing shores will trend up slightly this weekend as a small west-northwest (300-310 degree) swell arrives.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee to thigh high NE short period wind swell for the morning drops a bit during the afternoon.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SW winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE 5-10mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NE winds less than 5mph. Semi clean/sideshore texture and current conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting S 15-20mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the early morning with E winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting SSE.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the early morning with N winds 10-15mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting NNE.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com