Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 09, 2022

April 9, 2022, 6:00 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Shores	Today		Sunday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
West Facing	1-3	1-3	2-4	2-4
South Facing	2-4	2-4	3-5	3-5

TODAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.4 feet 08:18 AM HST.
	High 0.5 feet 10:47 AM HST.
	Low 0.3 feet 03:48 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.2 feet 07:02 AM HST.
	High 0.5 feet 11:59 AM HST.
	Low 0.4 feet 03:33 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:11 AM HST.

Sunset

6:41 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
clear. Scattered showers.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

Northwest winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	High 1.5 feet 12:01 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.6 feet 11:36 PM HST.

SUNDAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.3 feet 07:47 AM HST.
	High 0.7 feet 12:13 PM HST.
	Low 0.2 feet 05:21 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.2 feet 07:29 AM HST.
	High 0.6 feet 12:54 PM HST.
	Low 0.3 feet 05:15 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:10 AM HST.

Sunset

6:41 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current northwest swell will continue to lower today, with north shore surf dropping to very small heights this afternoon through Sunday. A small west-northwest swell will provide a small boost Monday and Tuesday, with surf then dropping to very small levels again Wednesday and Thursday. A new small northwest swell will bring another boost to north shore surf Friday through next weekend.

The recent period of fresh to strong trades upstream of the islands will keep elevated surf in place along east facing shores through Tuesday. East shore surf will then gradually trend downward from mid to late next week.

Several overlapping south swells will keep south shore surf elevated in the 3 to 5 foot, possibly 4 to 6 foot range tonight through Tuesday. South shore surf will lower to small levels Wednesday through Friday, before trending back up next weekend.

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NORTH EAST

am pm

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

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

NORTH WEST

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am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

WEST

am pm

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the early morning with S winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Knee to thigh high E short period wind swell for the morning with occasional waist high sets. This builds in the afternoon with sets up to chest high.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NE winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting ENE 10-15mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com