Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 24, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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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 |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | ||||||
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. |
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Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | ||||
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||
Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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Sunrise | 6:18 AM HST. | ||||
Sunset | 5:51 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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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 |
Weather | Partly sunny until 8 PM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph in the afternoon and evening, becoming light and variable. |
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
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