Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 12, 2021

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 2.0 feet 09:38 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.3 feet 09:27 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 05:39 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:18 AM HST.
Sunset 6:03 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 8 PM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming east
around 5 mph after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low 0.7 feet 06:04 PM HST.
High 0.8 feet 08:00 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 02:34 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.7 feet 10:16 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 02:38 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 2.0 feet 11:02 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.3 feet 10:44 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:18 AM HST.
Sunset 6:02 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along east and south facing shores have lowered from their peaks over the weekend, but should remain solid through midweek before lowering further going into the weekend. Surf along exposed north and west facing shores will rise by Friday, as a small north-northwest swell arrives. This source will linger into the weekend before moving out.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

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Surf: Waist to chest high E short period wind swell.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE 15-20mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SSW winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

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SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Waist to chest high E short period wind swell.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ENE 10-15mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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