Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 20, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
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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 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | ||||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||||
| Winds | Northeast winds around 10 mph. | ||||||
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| Sunrise | 6:08 AM HST. | ||||||
| Sunset | 6:19 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 | North winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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| 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 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | South 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 choppy through the week.
NORTH EAST
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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
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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
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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
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
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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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