Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 06, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Monday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
East Facing | 1-3 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 6-8 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 5-7 |
Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 5:58 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:55 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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Low Temperature | Around 70. | |||||
Winds | East winds around 10 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. |
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Weather | Mostly sunny. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
Winds | Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 5:58 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:54 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Monday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Swell Summary
Surf along east facing shores will be small today, then quickly ramp up and become rough later tonight through Wednesday due to a combination very strong trades, large seas and a moderate size long period easterly swell generated from Dora. The largest surf is expected over the eastern end of the state, where surf heights may reach warning levels from late Monday through Tuesday night. A downward trend is expected from Wednesday through Thursday as a more typical trade wind pattern returns and seas lower.
Surf along south facing shores will remain small today with mainly a combo of background south and south-southwest swell energy rolling through. A short to medium period southeast swell is expected to fill in Tuesday through midweek as Dora passes far to the south. This will be a short-lived event with a peak occurring late Tuesday into early Wednesday. A long period south- southwest swell originating from the South Pacific will arrive by Wednesday morning and lead to rising south shore surf height trends to near advisory thresholds lasting into Thursday.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph 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 early morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting SW 10-15mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Ankle high E short period wind swell in the morning builds a bit for the afternoon.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NE.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com