Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 20, 2022
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 5:46 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:55 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf heights along south facing shores will remain elevated into next week as the current south swell becomes reinforced by additional long period south swells arriving on Saturday, Monday and next Thursday. In the long range, models continue to show quite a bit of activity in the southern hemisphere, which could translate to additional south shore surf events lasting into early June.
Surf along north and west facing shores will slowly decline as medium period northwest (300-320 degrees) swell energy diminishes over the next 2 days. A return to nearly flat pancake summer conditions is expected from Sunday into the first half of next week as this current northwest swell energy fades.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE 15-20mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Knee to thigh high fading SW short period wind swell for the morning with only minimal surf during the afternoon.
Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with N winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NW 5-10mph.
WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the W.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Bumpy/semi bumpy in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. This becomes Semi glassy/semi bumpy for the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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