Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 19, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 6-8 | 6-8 | 7-10 | 7-10 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 4-6 | 5-7 | 6-8 | 6-8 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | ||||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||||
| Winds | Northeast winds around 10 mph. | ||||||
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| Sunrise | 6:16 AM HST. | ||||||
| Sunset | 5:54 PM HST. | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. | ||||
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | ||||
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph. | ||||
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| Weather | Mostly 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 | 6:16 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 5:54 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 5-7 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 4-6 | 5-7 | 6-8 | 6-8 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 6:20 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:58 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf along north and west facing shores will steadily lower through the day as a north-northwest swell (330-340 degrees) eases. Heights should dip below the advisory levels by Friday, then continue to lower through the weekend as the swell moves out. Surf will trend back up early next week as a new north-northwest swell arrives and builds down the island chain. Heights will near the advisory level for exposed north and west facing shores of the smaller islands as early as Monday. Surf along south facing shores will hold above the October average into the weekend as a new long-period, south- southwest swell arrives and peaks later today through Friday. Surf will ease through the weekend as this swell moves out. An upward trend is expected again next week with overlapping long-period, south- southwest swells expected.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon as the winds lighten to less than 5mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with ENE winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW.
WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WNW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with NNW winds 10-15mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NNE.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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