Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 12, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Sunday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| East Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 5:46 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:47 PM HST. | ||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph. | ||||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | ||||
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph. | ||||
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| Sunrise | 5:45 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:48 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 8 PM, then partly cloudy. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. |
Swell Summary
A long-lived south swell will affect the islands this weekend. Although the swell will persist for the next several days, surf should continue to trend down as the period declines. Another series of overlapping, long-period south swells will give another sizable boost to south shore surf Wednesday through late next week.
A small, reinforcing short-period north-northwest swell will increase north and west shore surf through this morning, then decline later today into Sunday. A new small, long-period northwest swell will build Sunday night, giving north shore surf a boost early next week. Surf along east facing shores will be well below normal levels through the middle of next 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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