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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 20, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 1-3 2-4 3-5 4-6
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.5 feet 08:50 AM HST.
High 2.7 feet 04:14 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:43 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 11:05 PM HST.
High 1.1 feet 03:14 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.4 feet 09:22 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 04:53 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:42 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 09:27 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:52 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 09:31 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 05:01 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:47 AM HST.
Sunset 6:55 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 11:42 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 03:52 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 12:26 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 04:51 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 09:59 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 05:31 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 10:03 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 05:38 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:55 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf will be below seasonal average through much of the next week. Inconsistent pulses of south-southwest and south-southeast swell will produce surf just below seasonal average though the weekend, followed by mainly summertime background sized surf next week. A small, short- period north swell will fade tonight, with a tiny pulse of northwest swell possible late Sunday and Monday. As trade winds return, expect rough east shore to build Sunday and Monday but remain below seasonal average through the week.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Choppy/sideshore current with SE winds 15-20mph in the morning increasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with S winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting SW for the afternoon.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

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

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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