Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 24, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Thursday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 3-5 4-6 4-6 5-7
East Facing 2-4 5-7 5-7 6-8
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
northwest after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.9 feet 05:51 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 08:07 PM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 01:33 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming east
in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.3 feet 10:09 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:18 AM HST.
Sunset 5:51 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Thursday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Partly sunny until 8 PM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph in the
afternoon and evening, becoming light
and variable.
Tides
Kona Low 0.6 feet 06:28 PM HST.
High 0.7 feet 08:45 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 02:10 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.4 feet 05:42 PM HST.
High 0.7 feet 10:44 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 02:15 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.8 feet 10:47 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.1 feet 10:26 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:22 AM HST.
Sunset 5:55 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf for north and east facing shores will increase this evening as a short- to medium- period north-northeast swell builds in with reinforcing pulses out of the north- northeast keeping surf elevated through at least the middle of next week. Surf along south facing shores will remain small, with predominantly a mix of short- to medium-period southeast and long- period south to south- southwest swells.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

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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

am        pm  

Surf: Waist to chest high N short period wind swell.

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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.

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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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