Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Swell Summary

A 2 foot south swell is lingering at the nearshore buoys, though surf is down some this afternoon. However, another small, long- period south swell is expected to arrive mid-day Tuesday and peak Wednesday into Thursday morning. This swell will produce another small boost in surf along south facing shores before declining through the rest of the week.

Seasonally flat to tiny surf expected through this week for north facing shores. Near shore buoys indicate swell energy out of the east over a wide part of the period spectrum. The 6-9 second energy is due to the breezy trades and will continue to bring choppy east shore surf through much of the week. Another batch of energy in the 10-11 second range could be due to recent tropical cyclone activity in the East Pacific and looks to linger for another day or so before fading.

NORTH EAST

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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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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

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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

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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