Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 20, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Tuesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
East Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:23 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:31 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:23 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:32 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Tuesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:27 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:35 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A medium size, short period north (360-020 degree) swell generated by the winds behind a stalling front northwest of the islands is arriving this morning. This swell will produce small to moderate size surf along most smaller island north-facing shores through tonight and will gradually decline Tuesday. A mix of small north northwest swells may maintain modest surf along many exposed north and west-facing shorelines Wednesday into Friday. These north swells may wrap around and subtly increase surf along east-facing shores with more northern exposures through Tuesday. Strengthened mid week trades will result in more choppy wind waves along east-facing shores. A very small, long period south (190 degree) swell arriving today will result in an additional foot or two of surf along many south-facing shores through Tuesday before gradually lowering on Wednesday.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal surf (ankle or less) for the morning with a knee to thigh high NNW medium period swell filling in during the afternoon.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE 15-20mph.
NORTH WEST
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 N 10-15mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with E winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WNW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting E 5-10mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com