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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 01, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


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

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 PM, then mostly
sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.0 feet 12:08 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:39 AM HST.
Sunset 6:26 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.7 feet 07:42 PM HST.
Low 1.1 feet 01:49 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 05:13 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 PM, then mostly
sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.1 feet 12:45 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:38 AM HST.
Sunset 6:26 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 12:45 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.9 feet 06:33 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 01:05 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:43 AM HST.
Sunset 6:30 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 60s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming
northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 1.4 feet 08:20 PM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 02:26 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 05:51 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.6 feet 08:41 PM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 03:44 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.1 feet 01:22 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.7 feet 06:52 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 01:41 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:42 AM HST.
Sunset 6:30 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Choppy wind waves are expected well into next week, keeping surf along east facing shores rough throughout the forecast period. Surf along north facing shores will remain small through the morning, then trend upwards slowly this afternoon as a moderate north- northeast swell begins to fill in across the islands. Additionally, a moderate long period northwest swell will arrive and slowly trend up on Saturday. A small to moderate, long-period south swell has filled in across south facing shores this morning and will peak later today into Saturday, before easing Saturday night.

NORTH EAST

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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  

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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.

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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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