Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 30, 2021

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 11 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.3 feet 09:07 AM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 02:11 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.5 feet 09:55 AM HST.
Low 1.0 feet 03:12 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:00 AM HST.
Sunset 7:02 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 10 PM, then partly
cloudy.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.4 feet 07:58 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 03:10 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.4 feet 08:25 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 03:21 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.4 feet 10:47 AM HST.
Low 0.9 feet 04:13 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.7 feet 11:03 AM HST.
Low 1.0 feet 05:22 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:00 AM HST.
Sunset 7:01 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along east facing shores will remain small today, then trend up through the weekend in response to strengthening trades locally and upstream of the Hawaiian Islands.

Southerly swell activity will remain rather low for this time of the year with just background swells expected from the south and southeast. Nearly flat conditions will continue for north and west facing shores 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: Choppy/sideshore current with SE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with ENE winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Glassy in the morning with NW winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NE 10-15mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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