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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 17, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


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

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.4 feet 06:52 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 12:11 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 05:17 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:01 AM HST.
Sunset 6:39 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.0 feet 12:14 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.3 feet 07:03 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 12:49 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:00 AM HST.
Sunset 6:39 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 07:29 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 12:49 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 05:54 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 07:27 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 01:16 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 05:58 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:05 AM HST.
Sunset 6:43 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 1.6 feet 12:52 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.7 feet 12:44 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 07:40 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 01:27 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 07:48 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 01:51 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:04 AM HST.
Sunset 6:43 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south facing shores came in notably higher and will hold through Thursday as overlapping south swells will keep elevated surf through the end of the week. The current northwest swell will become increasingly north as it gradually lowers through Thursday. Surf along east facing shores remains small through late week before trending up slightly as trade strengthen late this week.

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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