Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 27, 2023
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Tuesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | ||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | ||||
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| Sunrise | 6:17 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:33 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 with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | ||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | ||||
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| Sunrise | 6:16 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:34 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Tuesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 6:20 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:38 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The arrival of a small, medium period northwest swell (310 degree) late yesterday has resulted in a slight boost in surf along the smaller island north and west-facing shorelines. This waist to near head high surf along many north-facing shores will continue through the morning before the swell begins to slowly fade from this afternoon through Tuesday. A series of smaller northwest to north swells (310-320 degree) are expected to pass through during the second half of the week. Elevated wind wave chop along eastern exposures generated from a large source region of moderate trades upstream of the islands will persist the next few days. Very small early to mid week bumps along southwest and southeast shores from either background energy moving in from the Southern Hemisphere or from trade belt wind swell, respectively, will keep south-facing shore surf slightly under waist high, at best.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to waist high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Choppy/sideshore current with SE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with ENE 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: Semi glassy in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Ankle high ESE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.
Conditions: Bumpy/choppy with ESE winds 10-15mph in the morning decreasing to 5-10mph in the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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