Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for November 22, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 10-14 10-14 8-12 8-12
East Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Cloudy until 12 PM, then mostly sunny.
Showers likely.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.3 feet 11:16 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 05:58 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:32 AM HST.
Sunset 5:40 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Showers likely.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.1 feet 12:39 AM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 5-7 5-7 4-6 4-6
South Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 2-4
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.8 feet 11:54 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.7 feet 06:09 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 12:00 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:36 AM HST.
Sunset 5:44 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.1 feet 06:35 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 01:17 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 06:44 PM HST.
High 1.9 feet 01:31 AM HST.

Swell Summary

The current north swell (360-010 degrees) is still produce surf and seas near to just below advisory level. The swell is expected to slowly trend down today into Thursday. An extra large, long period (17-20 seconds) northwest (320 degrees) swell is on schedule to arrive Thursday. This swell will peak Thursday night into Friday, producing dangerously large surf for north and west facing shores, that will warrant a High Surf Warning.

Surf along east facing shores will remain rough and choppy for the next day or so, due to the combination of breezy trade winds and the decreasing north swell wrapping into exposed locations. Less choppy conditions are expected later in the week as wind speeds relax, however locations exposed to north swell wrap will still see elevated surf due to the extra large northwest swell mentioned above.

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Surf along south facing shores will remain small through the rest of week. The next small, long- period south- southwest swell is expected to fill in over the weekend, keeping surf from going flat.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to thigh high NNE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to stomach high.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting SE 15-20mph in the afternoon.

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NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture with SSW winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting SW for the afternoon.

WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NNW winds less than 5mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with E winds 5-10mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SE less than 5mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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