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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 24, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
East Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Cloudy until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 10:45 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 05:33 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:20 AM HST.
Sunset 6:32 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 11:49 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 04:50 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.2 feet 11:14 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:19 AM HST.
Sunset 6:33 PM HST.

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 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 11:22 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 11:39 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:24 AM HST.
Sunset 6:37 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
clear. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 1.8 feet 06:11 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 12:26 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 05:28 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.0 feet 06:34 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 01:12 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 11:51 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.0 feet 06:12 AM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 12:06 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:23 AM HST.
Sunset 6:37 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A mix of small, medium period northwest swells will keep some small surf rolling into north and west facing shores through Saturday. A small longer period northwest swell will build on Sunday, giving a more noticeable boost to north shore surf Sunday night and Monday. This swell will then lower Tuesday with only small surf expected Wednesday. A new medium period northwest swell could give a slight boost to north and west shore surf late next week.

Surf along east facing shores will hold steady today and tonight, with a slight boost expected over the weekend as trades strengthen over and upstream of the islands. East shore surf will then change little through the middle of next week, remainging at below normal levels. A long period northeast swell could give east shore surf a more noticeable boost late next week.

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Only background south swell energy is expected through late next week.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high ESE short period wind swell for the morning going more SE and building into the chest to shoulder range in the afternoon.

Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting SE 20-25mph in the afternoon.

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NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with S winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting WSW for the afternoon.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high SE short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to waist high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with SE winds 5-10mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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