Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 19, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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Sunrise | 6:08 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:20 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | ||||
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Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | ||||
Winds | North winds around 5 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 | 6:08 AM HST. | ||||||
Sunset | 6:19 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the upper 80s. |
Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:12 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:24 PM HST. |
Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph. |
Sunrise | 6:12 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:23 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf along south facing shores will remain up through the week as overlapping south to southwest long-period swells move through. Surf along north and west facing shores could come up slightly over the weekend as a medium-period north-northwest swell arrives. Surf along east facing shores will remain small and choppy through the week.
NORTH EAST
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: Choppy/disorganized with ESE winds 15-20mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm
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 5-10mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with S winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting WNW for the afternoon.
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.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com