Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 14, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Friday | ||
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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 |
Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | ||||
Winds | North winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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Sunrise | 6:29 AM HST. | ||||
Sunset | 6:30 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers. | ||||||
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
Winds | North winds around 10 mph. | ||||||
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Weather | Partly sunny. Showers likely. | ||||
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High Temperature | In the mid 70s. | ||||
Winds | North winds around 10 mph. | ||||
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Sunrise | 6:28 AM HST. | ||||
Sunset | 6:30 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Friday | ||
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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 |
Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
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.
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
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
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