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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 06, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


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

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 09:14 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 03:47 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:09 AM HST.
Sunset 6:36 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.3 feet 09:52 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 03:25 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 09:38 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 04:25 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:08 AM HST.
Sunset 6:36 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Friday
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
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 09:51 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 04:25 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 10:09 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 04:45 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:13 AM HST.
Sunset 6:40 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 10:29 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 04:03 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 11:06 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 04:34 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 10:15 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 05:03 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 10:31 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 05:21 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:12 AM HST.
Sunset 6:40 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along east facing shores will remain rough and choppy each day, with an increasing trend expected next week due to increasing trade winds. Surf along north facing shores will remain small through the weekend, then trend up early next week as a small north swell arrives and lingers through midweek.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Waist to stomach high NE short period wind swell for the morning going more E during the day.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with NE winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NE 10-15mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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