Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 13, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Tuesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:45 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:48 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Cloudy. Occasional showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| Low Temperature | Around 70. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:45 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:49 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Tuesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 5:49 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:52 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf along south facing shores will slowly decline today and tonight. A series of overlapping, long-period south swells will then move through the islands Tuesday into the weekend. This will be a long lived south shore event, with surf holding well above the summertime average Wednesday through the weekend.
A small, long-period northwest swell will peak today, then slowly decline Tuesday, giving north shore surf a slight boost. A series of reinforcing northwest swells will keep some small to moderate sized surf moving into north facing shores Wednesday through the weekend.
Surf along east facing shores will remain well below normal levels through the weekend.
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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