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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 20, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 3-5 2-4 6-8 6-8
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.0 feet 07:32 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 01:51 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:58 AM HST.
Sunset 6:40 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.3 feet 07:37 PM HST.
High 1.9 feet 01:34 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 07:50 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 02:20 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:58 AM HST.
Sunset 6:40 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 1-3 2-4 2-4
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Sunny.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 08:09 AM HST.
High 1.5 feet 02:29 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 08:23 AM HST.
High 1.5 feet 02:51 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:02 AM HST.
Sunset 6:44 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly clear.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 08:14 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 02:12 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 08:40 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 02:30 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly sunny.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 08:27 AM HST.
High 1.6 feet 02:58 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 08:41 AM HST.
High 1.7 feet 03:19 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:02 AM HST.
Sunset 6:44 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current south swell will hold today than steadily decline Sunday. A series of small, medium period swells will persist through the weekend keeping south facing shores from going flat. Small, short- period north swell will continue into the weekend. A larger moderate medium period north swell reinforcement will arrive late tonight. A rise in surf overnight is expected but the north swell looks to peak Sunday well below High Surf Advisory levels. Surf along east facing shores will remain small but can expect a slight increase early next week as the trades strengthen.

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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