Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 15, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | ||||||
| Winds | North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | ||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:01 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:49 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the evening, then becoming light and variable after midnight. |
Swell Summary
Several small long-period swells from the south and southeast will produce small surf along south facing shores through the work week. A more significant south swell will arrive late Sunday and Sunday night, peak above the summertime average Monday, then slowly lower through the middle of next week.
Seasonally flat to tiny surf is expected through early next week for north facing shores. A slight increase in east shore surf is expected this weekend as the trade wind speeds increase.
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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