Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 23, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | ||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | ||||
| Winds | Northeast winds around 10 mph. | ||||
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| Sunrise | 5:42 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:52 PM HST. | ||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | ||||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | ||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | ||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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| Sunrise | 5:42 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:53 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast after midnight. |
Swell Summary
A small long period southwest swell will hold slightly above summer time averages through this afternoon. A series of small south and southwest swells will keep small surf along south facing shores into the weekend. There are no significant swells forecast to affect the north and west facing shores through the week. East shore surf is expected to be rough and choppy as the trades strengthen today, then hold into the second half before gradually easing into the weekend.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell with occasional stomach high sets.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SE winds 10-15mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ESE.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SSW winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 10-15mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell with occasional stomach high sets.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NE 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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