Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 19, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | South winds around 15 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:59 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:39 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| Low Temperature | Around 70. | |||||
| Winds | South winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | South winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:58 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:40 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:02 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:44 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf along south facing shores will be rough and choppy today, then quickly lower tonight and Thursday. Surf along north and west facing shore will build today and peak Thursday. A new northwest swell will build Friday night into Saturday, and peak over the weekend. A long- period south swell is expected to build over the weekend and slowly subside early next week.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee to waist high ESE short period wind swell with occasional stomach high sets.
Conditions: Semi clean/textured in the morning with S winds 10-15mph. Clean conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW 5-10mph.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi clean/textured in the morning with S winds 10-15mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 20-25mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Knee high S short period wind swell.
Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with S winds 15-20mph.
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: Choppy with S winds 15-20mph in the morning increasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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