Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 17, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Monday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 PM, then mostly sunny. Numerous showers. |
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | ||||
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:26 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:31 PM HST. | ||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | ||||
| Winds | North winds around 10 mph. | ||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Numerous showers. | ||||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | ||||||
| Winds | North winds 10 to 15 mph. | ||||||
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| Sunrise | 6:25 AM HST. | ||||||
| Sunset | 6:31 PM HST. | ||||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Monday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 6:30 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:35 PM HST. |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:29 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:35 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current near five foot, medium period northwest swell will continue to slowly fall through Tuesday. The far northwest buoys are sensing a reinforcing moderate size, longer period northwest swell this morning. This swell should be enough to push today's already slightly elevated surf up a notch to near High Surf Advisory (HSA) levels along many better exposed north and west-facing shores through Monday afternoon. The arrival of a significant moderate size, long period northwest swell late Tuesday and Wednesday will likely produce solid mid week advisory level surf with a late week decline to below HSA heights Thursday. A slight boost to south surf is expected from today through Tuesday as a small, long period south swell moves around the islands through Tuesday. East shore surf will remain small through early next week with a slight pick up in chop anticipated later in the week with strengthened trades.
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
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