Hawaii County Surf Forecast for November 18, 2023

November 18, 2023, 6:00 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

Shores	Today		Sunday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
North Facing	6-8	5-7	4-6	3-5
East Facing	6-8	5-7	4-6	3-5
South Facing	2-4	3-5	4-6	4-6

TODAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the mid 80s.

Winds

Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 2.6 feet 07:22 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	Low 0.9 feet 03:06 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:30 AM HST.

Sunset

5:41 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

South winds around 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 1.0 feet 06:15 PM HST.
Hilo Bay	Low 0.3 feet 12:19 AM HST.

SUNDAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the mid 80s.

Winds

South winds around 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 2.5 feet 08:31 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	Low 0.7 feet 04:13 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:30 AM HST.

Sunset

5:40 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Shores	Today		Sunday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
West Facing	2-4	2-4	2-4	2-4
South Facing	2-4	3-5	4-6	4-6

TODAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the mid 80s.

Winds

South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.

Tides
Kona	High 2.1 feet 08:00 AM HST.
Kona	Low 0.6 feet 03:43 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 2.4 feet 07:57 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.3 feet 03:53 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:34 AM HST.

Sunset

5:45 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

North winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.

Tides
Kona	High 0.8 feet 06:53 PM HST.
Kona	Low 0.2 feet 12:56 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 0.6 feet 08:37 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.3 feet 01:02 AM HST.

SUNDAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the mid 80s.

Winds

Southeast winds around 5 mph,
increasing to south around 15 mph in
the afternoon.

Tides
Kona	High 2.0 feet 09:09 AM HST.
Kona	Low 0.5 feet 04:50 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 2.3 feet 09:00 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.2 feet 04:51 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:34 AM HST.

Sunset

5:44 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The northeast swell will fade over the next couple of days resulting in surf quickly dropping along east facing shores over the next couple of days.

A mix of and incoming small, long period northwest swell and the fading northeast swell mentioned above will provide a little boost to west facings shores and allow north facing shore surf to drop more steadily today into Sunday. A large, medium- period, north- northwest (340-350 deg) swell should arrive late Sunday, peak above the warning threshold on Monday. This swell will then transition to a more northerly direction Tuesday, before slowly subsiding Wednesday into Thursday. In the longer range forecast, an even larger northwest swell may develop late next week with surf heights possibly exceeding warning levels along north facing shores.

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An out of season south swell will continue to build today, peak tonight into Sunday near summer average, before declining early next week.

NORTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Knee high E short period wind swell for the morning. The swell shifts more ESE and builds for the afternoon with sets up to stomach high.

Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting SE 20-25mph in the afternoon.

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NORTH WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

WEST

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