Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 24, 2021
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for South Big Island and Big Island North and East
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 4-6 |
| East Facing | 8-12 | 8-12 | 8-12 | 9-13 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 4-6 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
| Winds | East winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:43 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:24 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
| Winds | East winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:42 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:24 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:47 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:28 PM HST. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:46 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:28 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Strong trade winds will produce advisory level surf along east facing shores through at least early next week. A series of small overlapping northwest swells will move through the area into next week, with surf remaining below advisory levels along exposed north and west facing shores. A small out of season south swell will give a boost to south shore surf late Thursday through Saturday.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Waist to chest high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to stomach to shoulder high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting SE for the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with E winds less than 5mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 5-10mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy with N winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting W for the afternoon.
SOUTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Waist to chest high E short period wind swell.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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