Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Swell Summary

Surf produced by the current north-northwest swell will gradually lower along exposed north and west facing shores from later today through Tuesday. A new north-northwest swell arriving late Wednesday may produce a modest increase in surf along exposed north and west facing shores from Wednesday night into Thursday. This swell will gradually lower from Thursday night through Friday. The current south swell will maintain modest surf along south facing shores today, with a gradual decline from late Tuesday through Wednesday. A small, long- period southwest swell arriving Thursday combined with swell sources from the south and south-southeast will likely maintain small surf along south facing shores from Friday into next weekend. Elsewhere, surf along east facing shores will remain small due to the lack of a significant fetch of trade winds upstream of the islands.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to thigh high ESE short period wind swell in the morning builds to waist to chest high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning decreasing to 5-10mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NW.

WEST

am        pm  

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 WNW 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal surf (ankle or less) for the morning with a knee to thigh high ESE short period wind swell filling in during the afternoon.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with ESE winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting E for the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com