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WNW Fading today, Reinforcement Expected

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Alerts (as of 1:00 a.m.)

A High Surf Advisory is in effect through 6 a.m. Monday.

A Small Craft Advisory is in effect through 6 a.m. Monday.

Check our breaking news section for any urgent weather alerts or updates to the weather alerts listed above.

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**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Big Island projected winds, tides, swell direction & period and expected wave heights.**

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Screen Shot 2016-03-06 at 5.19.33 PMBig Island Surf Forecast

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Hilo side: Wave heights for spots exposed to the large swell are expected to be knee/shoulder high today. Spots without direct exposure will be smaller.

Kona side: Wave heights are expected to be waist/shoulder high today with the best breaks brining in head high waves.

South: Wave heights are expected to be waist/head high today at the best breaks.

Screen Shot 2016-03-06 at 5.19.41 PMOur current west-northwest swell is expected to hold through Monday at the best exposures before beginning to fade through the afternoon and into Tuesday. A smaller swell is expected to fill in mid week.

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An early season bump is filling in today and peaking Tuesday before fading for southern exposures. Waist/shoulder high sets are possible with this swell. Another swell is on its heels for next weekend.

Keep in mind, surf heights are measured on the face of the wave from trough to crest. Heights vary from beach to beach, and at the same beach, from break to break.  

**Click here for your detailed Big Island weather report.**

Image: NOAA /NWS

Image: NOAA /NWS

Image: NOAA /NWS

Image: NOAA /NWS

Image: NOAA /NWS

Image: NOAA /NWS

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