Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 20, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Thursday
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 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.2 feet 06:38 AM HST.
Low 1.2 feet 12:55 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 04:53 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:08 AM HST.
Sunset 6:19 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.3 feet 11:53 PM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.2 feet 07:58 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:09 AM HST.
Sunset 6:18 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 Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.8 feet 07:16 AM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 01:32 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 05:31 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.1 feet 07:35 AM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 02:37 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:12 AM HST.
Sunset 6:23 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 12:30 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.0 feet 06:24 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 12:45 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.7 feet 08:36 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.1 feet 08:45 AM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 04:48 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:13 AM HST.
Sunset 6:22 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 choppy through the week.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell.

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

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Fairly clean in the early morning with S winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting WSW.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Clean in the morning with NE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high ESE short period wind swell.

Conditions: Semi choppy with ENE winds 5-10mph in the morning increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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