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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 17, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.4 feet 07:34 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 12:12 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:26 AM HST.
Sunset 6:31 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.6 feet 01:18 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, increasing to
southeast around 15 mph in the
afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.2 feet 07:56 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 01:09 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:25 AM HST.
Sunset 6:31 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 08:11 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 12:50 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 08:23 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 01:26 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:30 AM HST.
Sunset 6:35 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 06:37 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 01:56 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 06:36 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 01:49 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 08:33 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 01:47 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 08:53 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 02:17 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:29 AM HST.
Sunset 6:35 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Seas will remain on the small side for all Hawaiian waters with minimal swell energy expected in the short term. By Sunday morning a medium period north (340-360) swell will build into the islands, boosting surf heights along north facing shores. Two additional swells arrive by Wednesday with another small medium period north (350-010) swell and a small long period northwest (320-330) swell building into the region.

South shores will also see the forerunners of a small long period swell arrive by Monday, producing head high surf by Tuesday, and then slowly fade into Wednesday. East swell energy will get into the action from Wednesday onward building surf heights along east facing shores.

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NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 10-15mph.

NORTH WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NW.

WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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