Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 22, 2024
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Cloudy until 10 AM, then partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:22 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:32 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
| Winds | East winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:21 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:32 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:25 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:36 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The ongoing near three foot, medium period northwest swell will flatten out today. A reinforcing small to moderate size, long period northwest swell is forecast to arrive through the day Saturday. Another slightly larger northwest swell will be on this weekend swell's heels and pass through Sunday night through Monday. This early week swell will likely result in High Surf Advisory surf heights along the better-exposed smaller island north and west-facing shores. Short period easterly wind wave swell will pick up going into the weekend as trade winds pick back up. South-facing shore surf will remain at very low background levels the next several days.
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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