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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 05, 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 3-5 2-4 2-4
East Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
South Facing 6-8 6-8 5-7 5-7
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 09:15 AM HST.
High 2.7 feet 04:14 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:57 AM HST.
Sunset 6:55 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.5 feet 10:49 PM HST.
High 1.6 feet 03:59 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.1 feet 09:50 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 04:41 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:58 AM HST.
Sunset 6:55 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 09:52 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:52 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 09:57 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 05:00 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:01 AM HST.
Sunset 6:59 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Light and variable winds.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 11:26 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 04:37 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 11:56 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 05:16 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 10:27 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 05:19 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 10:37 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 05:27 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:02 AM HST.
Sunset 6:59 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The medium-period S swell of the past several days continues to move through island waters, with a fresh pulse of swell that will continue to support elevated surf today. A slow trend down is expected Tuesday into Wednesday. A small, longer-period SSW swell is expected next weekend.

A small, short-period (~10 seconds) NNW swell will peak today, then diminish Tuesday into Wednesday. Another small, short-period NNW swell may arrive around Thursday. Short-period wind waves will support small to moderate surf along E facing shores for the next couple of days. Small, long-period E swells from increased E Pacific tropical cyclone activity may arrive from Wednesday onward, leading to a subtle increase in surf heights along E facing shores.

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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

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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  

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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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