Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 05, 2021
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 6:16 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:09 PM HST. |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:16 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:08 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A small, long period west northwest swell will continue to fill in, peak later today through early Wednesday, then lower gradually through the remainder of the week and on through the weekend. A series of small, mainly background south swells can be expected through Thursday. A larger long period south swell is expected to fill in by Friday, peak Saturday, then lower slowly through Sunday. Easterly trade winds will continue to produce short period choppy surf along east facing shores through Wednesday. With the expected increase in trade winds over and upwind of the island beginning Wednesday, surf heights are expected to increase later in the week and on into the weekend.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE 10-15mph.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
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 SSW 10-15mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with E winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SW.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Ankle high E short period wind swell in the morning builds a bit for the afternoon.
Conditions: Semi clean/textured in the morning with NNE winds 10-15mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NE.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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