Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 28, 2023

April 28, 2023, 6:02 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

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

TODAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Scattered showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.5 feet 06:23 AM HST.
	High 0.8 feet 11:16 AM HST.
	Low 0.5 feet 03:59 PM HST.

Sunrise

5:53 AM HST.

Sunset

6:42 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.

Low Temperature

In the mid 60s.

Winds

Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west after midnight.

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 1.9 feet 11:17 PM HST.

SATURDAY

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

North winds around 5 mph, becoming east
in the afternoon.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.4 feet 06:31 AM HST.
	High 1.1 feet 12:06 PM HST.
	Low 0.5 feet 05:11 PM HST.

Sunrise

5:52 AM HST.

Sunset

6:43 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	1-3	1-3	2-4	2-4

TODAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Scattered showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Northwest winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.3 feet 07:00 AM HST.
	High 0.7 feet 11:54 AM HST.
	Low 0.4 feet 04:36 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.2 feet 06:41 AM HST.
	High 0.7 feet 12:35 PM HST.
	Low 0.5 feet 04:31 PM HST.

Sunrise

5:57 AM HST.

Sunset

6:46 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

Light and variable winds.

Tides
Kona	High 1.5 feet 11:55 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.6 feet 11:42 PM HST.

SATURDAY

Weather

Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Northwest winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.2 feet 07:08 AM HST.
	High 0.9 feet 12:44 PM HST.
	Low 0.3 feet 05:48 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.1 feet 07:06 AM HST.
	High 0.9 feet 01:14 PM HST.
	Low 0.5 feet 05:58 PM HST.

Sunrise

5:56 AM HST.

Sunset

6:47 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small, medium period northwest swell and a small short period north swell will keep some small surf in place along north and west facing shores through the weekend. A moderate sized long period northwest swell will arrive Monday, peak Tuesday, then gradually lower Wednesday through next Friday. This swell will give a noticeable boost to north and west shore surf late Monday through Wednesday, potentially close to advisory levels on Tuesday.

Several overlapping south swells will keep steady near to slightly below seasonal surf moving into south facing shores through the weekend. A new long period south swell will build Monday and Tuesday, and peak Wednesday and Thursday near advisory levels. This swell will then gradually lower Friday into next weekend.

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Surf along east facing shores will trend up slightly this weekend as the trades return, then rise up closer to seasonal levels Monday through late next week as the trades over and upstream of the islands strengthen.

NORTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with W winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SE 10-15mph.

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NORTH WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi clean/textured in the morning with S winds 10-15mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.

WEST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW less than 5mph.

SOUTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi choppy in the morning with SSW winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSE less than 5mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com