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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for November 28, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.8 feet 10:50 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 03:02 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:36 AM HST.
Sunset 5:40 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Showers likely.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds South winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 09:09 PM HST.
High 2.9 feet 04:39 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.8 feet 11:40 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 03:38 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:37 AM HST.
Sunset 5:40 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 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.5 feet 11:27 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 03:40 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 12:08 PM HST.
High 0.8 feet 04:37 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:40 AM HST.
Sunset 5:44 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds South winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 09:46 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 05:17 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 09:50 PM HST.
High 2.6 feet 05:24 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.5 feet 12:17 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 04:16 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 12:54 PM HST.
High 0.7 feet 05:19 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:41 AM HST.
Sunset 5:44 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current medium period north-northwest swell will continue to subside through the day before a new small to moderate, medium period northwest (320 degree) swell is expected to build Wednesday. Background south-southwest swells are expected through the week. Surf along east facing shores is expected to remain below average due to the trade winds weakening through the week.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high ESE short period wind swell in the morning with occasional stomach high sets. This drops into the knee range for the afternoon.

Conditions: Sideshore texture and current in the morning with S winds 15-20mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SE 10-15mph.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Fairly clean in the early morning with SSE winds 15-20mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting SSW.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting S 10-15mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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