Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 07, 2024
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:48 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:46 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:47 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:46 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | Around 70. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. |
Swell Summary
The current south swell is slowly beginning to fade today into Wednesday. Forerunners from a larger and longer lived south- southwest swell will arrive Wednesday, and surf is expected rise near, or to, the High Surf Advisory level during the peak of the swell Thursday and Friday. This swell will gradually decline through the weekend.
A small northwest swell of around 3 feet will peak today, then decline Wednesday. Wind- driven waves will gradually decline to around May average today, then drop to below average for the rest of the week.
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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