Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 12, 2022

September 12, 2022, 6:00 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES

Shores	Today		Tuesday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
North Facing	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-3
East Facing	4-6	5-7	5-7	4-6
South Facing	5-7	7-10	7-10	6-8

TODAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the mid 80s.

Winds

Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.4 feet 10:21 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 2.4 feet 04:24 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:07 AM HST.

Sunset

6:27 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Showers.

Low Temperature

In the lower 70s.

Winds

Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.1 feet 10:43 PM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 2.4 feet 05:04 AM HST.

TUESDAY

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Showers.

High Temperature

In the mid 80s.

Winds

Northeast winds around 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.7 feet 11:08 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 2.1 feet 04:50 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:07 AM HST.

Sunset

6:26 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES

Shores	Today		Tuesday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
West Facing	3-5	5-7	4-6	3-5
South Facing	3-5	7-10	6-8	4-6

TODAY

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the mid 80s.

Winds

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

Tides
Kona	Low 0.3 feet 10:58 AM HST.
Kona	High 1.9 feet 05:02 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.3 feet 11:25 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 2.0 feet 05:24 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:11 AM HST.

Sunset

6:31 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Partly cloudy. Scattered showers.

Low Temperature

In the lower 70s.

Winds

Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.1 feet 11:20 PM HST.
Kona	High 1.9 feet 05:42 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.1 feet 11:39 PM HST.

TUESDAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the mid 80s.

Winds

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

Tides
Kona	Low 0.4 feet 11:45 AM HST.
Kona	High 1.7 feet 05:28 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 2.0 feet 06:10 AM HST.
	Low 0.5 feet 12:19 PM HST.
	High 1.7 feet 05:55 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:11 AM HST.

Sunset

6:30 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small, medium to long period south southwest swell will continue to build in through the day. This swell, in tandem with the arrival of a low, medium period southeast swell, has a High Surf Advisory (HSA) in effect through 6 AM HST Tuesday. A small, medium period easterly swell from former Tropical Cyclone Kay will also move around the chain through Tuesday. The combination of these three swells will keep surf elevated along many southeast and east-facing shorelines into the middle of the week.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph.

NORTH WEST

am pm

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the W.

SOUTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NE.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com