Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 22, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 5-7 6-8 6-8 5-7
South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.9 feet 07:05 AM HST.
Low 1.2 feet 12:40 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 05:47 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:02 AM HST.
Sunset 6:44 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.3 feet 12:51 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.9 feet 08:36 AM HST.
Low 1.4 feet 02:28 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 05:57 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:03 AM HST.
Sunset 6:43 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 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 07:43 AM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 01:17 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.8 feet 08:18 AM HST.
Low 0.9 feet 02:23 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:06 AM HST.
Sunset 6:48 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona High 1.4 feet 06:25 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 01:28 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.3 feet 06:57 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 01:47 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 09:14 AM HST.
Low 0.9 feet 03:05 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.9 feet 09:30 AM HST.
Low 1.0 feet 04:27 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:07 AM HST.
Sunset 6:47 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A long-period east swell will peak near 4 feet today into Wednesday, then lower Thursday. A medium-period south-southeast swell will peak around 2 feet in the short term, then gradually diminish. Trade winds will deliver choppy and mostly small surf to east shores. Otherwise, no other swell sources are noted.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell.

Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with ESE winds 15-20mph.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with NNE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high ESE short period wind swell.

Conditions: Semi choppy with ENE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting E for the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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