Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 31, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 2-4 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | ||||||
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | ||||||
Winds | East winds around 10 mph. | ||||||
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Sunrise | 6:14 AM HST. | ||||||
Sunset | 6:34 PM HST. |
Weather | Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. | ||||
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||
Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
Winds | East winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:14 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:34 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Swell Summary
The current small northwest (320 degrees) swell will slowly decline today and Saturday. A small northeast swell is expected to fill in today, peak Saturday, then decline on Sunday. Otherwise, very little energy is expected from the North Pacific through late next week.
Fresh trades upstream of the state will continue to produce near to slightly below normal surf along east facing shores during the next 7 days. Small background energy from the southwest, south and southeast will continue to produce small surf along south facing shores through late next week.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Waist to stomach high ENE short period wind swell in the morning with occasional chest high sets. This drops into the knee to waist range for the afternoon.
Conditions: Choppy/sideshore current with SE winds 15-20mph in the morning increasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with E winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NW.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee high ESE short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to waist high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Bumpy/semi bumpy with E winds 5-10mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com