Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 28, 2021

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 2-4 3-5 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 High 1.5 feet 07:57 AM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 01:45 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.8 feet 08:36 AM HST.
Low 0.9 feet 02:51 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:08 AM HST.
Sunset 6:42 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming
north around 5 mph after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 1.3 feet 06:40 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 01:41 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.2 feet 07:21 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 02:00 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 09:27 AM HST.
Low 0.9 feet 03:57 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.8 feet 09:46 AM HST.
Low 1.0 feet 05:04 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:08 AM HST.
Sunset 6:42 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A new small south swell will build today, peaking later this afternoon, then lower slowly into early next week. Background southerly swells will then produce smaller surf through much of this week.

Surf will continue to diminish along east facing shores as the trade winds weaken through Wednesday. Surf along east facing shores will gradually increase later this week as trade winds strengthen. No other significant swells are expected.

NORTH EAST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

NORTH WEST

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SW.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSW.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

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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