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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 06, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Tuesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 3-5 4-6 3-5 3-5
East Facing 6-8 6-8 5-7 4-6
South Facing 5-7 5-7 3-5 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.5 feet 07:39 AM HST.
High 2.7 feet 02:32 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:48 AM HST.
Sunset 6:45 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.4 feet 08:43 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 01:59 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.6 feet 08:11 AM HST.
High 2.9 feet 03:14 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:48 AM HST.
Sunset 6:46 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Tuesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 3-5 2-4 2-4 1-3
South Facing 6-8 5-7 3-5 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then cloudy.
Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.4 feet 08:16 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:10 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.4 feet 08:24 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 03:24 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:52 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 09:20 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 02:37 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 10:00 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 03:08 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.4 feet 08:48 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 03:52 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.4 feet 08:55 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 04:05 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:52 AM HST.
Sunset 6:50 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Pulses of south to southwest swell are due this week, with High Surf Advisory (HSA) conditions expected by Thursday. A small, long period south swell will trend down later today through Wednesday. Forerunners from a larger and longer lived south- southwest swell will arrive Wednesday, and surf is expected rise to the HSA level during the peak of the swell Thursday and Friday.

A pair of small northwest swells will move through over the next several days. A small, long period northwest swell will spread down the island chain today, peaking Tuesday, and declining late Tuesday and Wednesday. Rough east shore surf will continue through today with a gradual through the rest of the week.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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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