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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 18, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 2-4 5-7 2-4 2-4
East Facing 2-4 3-5 2-4 2-4
South Facing 2-4 3-5 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.5 feet 07:51 AM HST.
High 2.7 feet 02:59 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:43 AM HST.
Sunset 6:50 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 09:23 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 02:10 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.5 feet 08:20 AM HST.
High 2.8 feet 03:36 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:43 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 08:28 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 03:37 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 08:32 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 03:50 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:47 AM HST.
Sunset 6:54 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 10:00 PM HST.
High 1.1 feet 02:48 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 10:48 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 03:30 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.4 feet 08:57 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:14 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 09:01 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 04:26 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:47 AM HST.
Sunset 6:55 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small, short-period north-northeast swell will build today then decline Friday. Some of this swell will wrap into exposed eastern shores, but otherwise, east shore surf will be below May average as the nearby trade wind flow will be weaker than normal into Saturday. A small northwest swell is possible early next week, while returning trade winds will increase east shore surf.

A mix of small southwest and south-southeast swell may produce inconsistent surf near seasonal average through Friday. Expect south shore surf to be at summertime background heights this weekend through the middle of next week.

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NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting SE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with ENE 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 less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the W.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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