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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 14, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 4-6 8-12 8-12
East Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 11:47 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:29 AM HST.
Sunset 6:30 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds North winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.2 feet 07:03 PM HST.
Low 0.9 feet 01:32 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 05:30 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Showers likely.
High Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds North winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 12:23 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:28 AM HST.
Sunset 6:30 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 3-5 4-6 6-8 6-8
South Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 12:24 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.0 feet 06:39 AM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 12:40 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:33 AM HST.
Sunset 6:34 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.7 feet 07:41 PM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 02:09 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.0 feet 08:01 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 03:08 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.0 feet 06:08 AM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 01:00 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.7 feet 07:20 AM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 01:15 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:32 AM HST.
Sunset 6:34 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A large northwest swell will rapidly build from northwest to southeast down the island chain this morning, bringing warning level surf to north and west facing shores of the smaller islands through Friday. Surf may reach advisory levels along the west facing shores of the Big Island late tonight through Friday night as well. This large swell will decline Friday night and Saturday. A reinforcing northwest swell should arrive Saturday night, keeping some moderate sized surf in place along north and west facing shores through early next week. Another long period northwest swell reinforcement may push surf up to advisory levels Wednesday.

South shore surf will remain small through Saturday. A south swell arriving Sunday should produce a slight increase in the surf that is expected to persist through Monday. East shore surf will trend down during the next couple days, then remain well below normal through early next week.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

NORTH EAST

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

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

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  

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

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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