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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 02, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Thursday
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 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.5 feet 09:12 AM HST.
High 3.2 feet 04:21 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:56 AM HST.
Sunset 6:57 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Showers likely.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.4 feet 10:55 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 04:02 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 10:01 AM HST.
High 3.1 feet 04:59 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:57 AM HST.
Sunset 6:56 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 09:49 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 04:59 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 09:55 AM HST.
High 2.9 feet 05:03 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:00 AM HST.
Sunset 7:01 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 11:32 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 04:40 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 12:02 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 05:21 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 10:38 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 05:37 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 10:48 AM HST.
High 2.7 feet 05:43 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:01 AM HST.
Sunset 7:00 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small long period southwest swell has leveled off as a second pulse from the southwest is expected to arrive today keeping surf heights elevated through Thursday before steadily declining into the weekend. Choppy surf will remain along east facing shores before slightly declining by the end of the week.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high ENE short period wind swell with occasional stomach high sets.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with S winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.

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: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Choppy/sideshore current conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NE 15-20mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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