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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 16, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 7-10 6-8 5-7 4-6
East Facing 4-6 3-5 3-5 2-4
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 06:54 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 01:45 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:44 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 07:43 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 01:04 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.4 feet 07:22 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 02:23 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:44 AM HST.
Sunset 6:50 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 07:31 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 02:23 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 07:39 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 02:36 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:48 AM HST.
Sunset 6:53 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 08:20 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 01:42 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 08:58 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 02:06 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 07:59 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 03:01 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 08:05 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 03:14 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:48 AM HST.
Sunset 6:54 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current north swell is slowly declining and will continue to do so through Wednesday night. A new moderate short-to-medium period northeast (020-030 deg) swell will build Wednesday night and peak on Thursday providing a boost to surf along north and select east facing shores.

A series of south swells will maintain small surf along south-facing shores into next week. The ongoing small, long period southwest (220 deg) swell be mixed by a long period southeast (150 deg) swell by Wednesday night. Into the weekend, another small, long period south (200 deg) swell will continue to keep surf slightly below the summertime average.

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NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Ankle high E short period wind swell in the morning builds a bit for the afternoon.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE 10-15mph.

NORTH WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the W.

WEST

am        pm  

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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 WNW.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi choppy with ENE winds 5-10mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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