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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 05, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 3-5 2-4 2-4
East Facing 5-7 6-8 6-8 6-8
South Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Cloudy. Occasional showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.7 feet 07:46 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 11:01 AM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 05:12 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:36 AM HST.
Sunset 6:27 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Occasional showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.5 feet 12:59 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Cloudy. Occasional showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.5 feet 07:51 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 12:19 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:35 AM HST.
Sunset 6:27 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Occasional showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 08:23 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 11:39 AM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 05:49 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 08:19 AM HST.
High 0.4 feet 12:31 PM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 05:40 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:40 AM HST.
Sunset 6:31 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the lower 60s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 2.0 feet 01:37 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.1 feet 01:21 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 08:28 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 12:57 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 08:45 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 01:35 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:39 AM HST.
Sunset 6:31 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The persistent trade winds will generate rough and choppy surf along east facing shores through the week. Gradually diminishing medium period swells out of the northwest and north will continue to trend down today. A small, medium period northwest swell will arrive on Wednesday. Followed by a larger and longer period northwest swell, building surf heights to near advisory thresholds along exposed north and west facing shores from Friday to Saturday.

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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