Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 22, 2021

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 07:56 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 03:25 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 07:54 AM HST.
High 2.9 feet 03:25 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:57 AM HST.
Sunset 7:05 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 10:05 PM HST.
High 1.1 feet 02:39 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 10:41 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 03:23 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 08:43 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 04:06 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 08:43 AM HST.
High 2.9 feet 04:08 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:57 AM HST.
Sunset 7:04 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The largest surf will be found along east and south facing shores. Rough trade wind swell will maintain east shore surf near or slightly above July average during the next couple of days, followed by a slow decline to below average this weekend and early next week. A swell from the south-southwest will bring south shore surf near July average today and Friday. No other significant swells are expected.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

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Surf: Knee to waist high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds to waist to stomach high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting E 10-15mph.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 10-15mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW 5-10mph.

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SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Semi clean/textured in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Choppy/sideshore current conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NE 15-20mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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