Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 16, 2022
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
HIGH SURF WARNING FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
| Shores | Today | Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 4-6 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
| South Facing | 10-15 | 14-18 | 18-24 | 18-24 |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the upper 80s. |
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 5:55 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 7:06 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A historic south swell will continue to build today, generating Warning level surf along south facing shores today through Sunday. This south swell should slowly subside through the first half of next week.
Surf along east facing shores will remain elevated and rough into early next week. A High Surf Advisory has been issued for east facing shores of the Big Island for the combined elevated, rough trade wind swell and swells generated by Tropical Storm Darby through tonight.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee to waist high ENE short period wind swell for the morning going more E and building into the head range in the afternoon.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Choppy/sideshore current conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SE 15-20mph.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SSW winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 10-15mph.
WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm 
Surf: Knee to waist high ENE short period wind swell for the morning. The swell shifts more E and builds for the afternoon with sets up to 1-2′ overhead high.
Conditions: Semi clean/sideshore texture and current in the morning with N winds 10-15mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNE 5-10mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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