Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 12, 2023
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | ||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||
| Winds | East winds around 10 mph. | ||||
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| Sunrise | 5:49 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 7:03 PM HST. | ||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | Around 70. | ||||||
| Winds | East winds around 10 mph, becoming north after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | ||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||
| Winds | North winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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| Sunrise | 5:49 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 7:03 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the upper 80s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 5:53 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 7:07 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf along south facing shores will remain up into Thursday as a south-southwest swell moves through. A return of background level south-southwest and southeast swell energy moving through is anticipated Friday through the weekend. Surf along east facing shores will remain rough and choppy each day through the weekend. An upward trend is expected early next week as a long-period easterly swell arrives from Tropical Storm Calvin in the eastern Pacific.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee to thigh high ENE short period wind swell for the morning going more E and building into the waist to stomach range in the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting ESE 20-25mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 10-15mph.
WEST
am pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the W.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to waist high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Semi choppy with ENE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting NE for the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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