Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 30, 2021

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Forecast for South Big Island and Big Island North and East


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 3-5
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.4 feet 10:18 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 04:57 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:15 AM HST.
Sunset 6:34 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.3 feet 11:10 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 04:33 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.4 feet 10:53 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 05:50 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:14 AM HST.
Sunset 6:34 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 3-5
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 10:55 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 05:35 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.4 feet 11:14 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 05:55 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:19 AM HST.
Sunset 6:38 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 11:47 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 05:11 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 12:24 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 05:48 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 11:30 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 11:47 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:18 AM HST.
Sunset 6:38 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Expect small surf for all shores through the weekend. A few small north to northwest swells will continue to move into the area through Thursday. Small surf along north and west facing shores will diminish from Friday into the weekend. Trade winds will continue to keep surf steady along east facing shores through Friday. East facing surf will trend a bit higher from Saturday into early next week as the trades strengthen over and upstream of the islands. Surf along south facing shores will remain elevated through Wednesday, before dropping closer to seasonal average heights from Thursday into early next week.

NORTH EAST

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am        pm  

Surf: Knee to thigh high E short period wind swell with occasional waist high sets.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE 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.

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Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NNW winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WNW 5-10mph. Glassy conditions are expected by late afternoon with S winds less than 5mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high ESE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture with NE winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting NNE for the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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