Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 27, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Friday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Numerous showers. | ||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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| Sunrise | 5:54 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:59 PM HST. | ||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | ||||||
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | ||||||
| Winds | North winds around 10 mph. | ||||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Numerous showers. | ||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph, increasing to northeast around 15 mph in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 5:55 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:59 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly clear. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. |
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast after midnight. |
Swell Summary
No significant swells are expected through this weekend. A mix of small south and southwest swells will produce small, background surf along south facing shores into this weekend. A small, long-period southwest swell arriving Sunday may produce a bump in surf heights along south facing shores early next week. The trade winds will maintain modest, choppy surf along east facing shores through this weekend.
NORTH EAST
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Surf: Knee to thigh high short period wind swell with occasional waist sets. The swell will be coming from the ENE in the morning and shift to the E during the day.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SW winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 10-15mph.
WEST
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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NW 10-15mph.
SOUTH EAST
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Surf: Knee high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to waist high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with ENE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting NE for the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com





