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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 26, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 2-4 3-5 2-4 2-4
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.1 feet 06:30 AM HST.
High 2.9 feet 01:28 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:10 AM HST.
Sunset 6:14 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.4 feet 07:54 PM HST.
High 1.9 feet 01:30 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.0 feet 07:23 AM HST.
High 2.9 feet 02:02 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:10 AM HST.
Sunset 6:13 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Wednesday
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 Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.1 feet 07:07 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 02:06 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 07:14 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 02:05 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:14 AM HST.
Sunset 6:18 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 08:31 PM HST.
High 1.6 feet 02:08 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 08:52 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 02:35 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 08:00 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 02:40 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 08:11 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 02:47 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:14 AM HST.
Sunset 6:17 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along north facing shores will come up slightly as a small north swell arrives today. Expect this trend to continue through the second half of the week as similar north-northeast swell arrives. Surf along east facing shores will remain small and rough into Tuesday, then potentially trend up around midweek as the trades increase. Surf along south facing shores will ease into midweek, then remain small through the second half.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Ankle high NE short period wind swell for the morning going more E and building into the knee to waist range in the afternoon.

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

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with WSW winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph. Fairly clean conditions are expected for the late day with SSW winds 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with N winds less than 5mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NW 10-15mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Ankle high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to waist high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 10-15mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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