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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 21, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


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

Weather Partly sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.4 feet 08:55 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 01:43 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:22 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.2 feet 07:32 PM HST.
High 2.5 feet 02:39 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.4 feet 09:11 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 02:16 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:22 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 09:32 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 02:21 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 10:02 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 03:00 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:50 AM HST.
Sunset 6:26 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 60s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 08:09 PM HST.
High 2.0 feet 03:17 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 08:09 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:21 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 09:48 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 02:54 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 10:22 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 03:33 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:50 AM HST.
Sunset 6:26 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current moderate long period northwest swell will see a slight increase through the morning hours before slowly declining Thursday. Reinforcement pulses of moderate, medium- to long- period northwest swells are expected over the next couple of days to keep surf elevated. A moderate sized, long- period northwest swell looks to fill in Saturday into Sunday with peak surf heights potentially reaching High Surf Advisory levels. A small to moderate medium period north- northeast swell is possible late this weekend into early next week. East facings shores will remain rough and choppy coinciding with the fresh to strong east to southeast winds over the next few days.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Chest to shoulder high N short period wind swell for the morning going more NNE and building into the chest to head range in the afternoon.

Conditions: Bumpy/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting NNW for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Waist to chest high N short period wind swell.

Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with NNE winds 10-15mph in the morning increasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high NW short period wind swell in the morning with occasional thigh high sets. This drops a bit in the afternoon.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.

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

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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