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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 02, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 4-6
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.4 feet 10:44 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 04:51 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:05 AM HST.
Sunset 6:35 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.1 feet 11:15 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 05:36 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.7 feet 11:37 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 05:19 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:05 AM HST.
Sunset 6:35 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 11:21 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 05:29 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 11:47 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 05:49 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:09 AM HST.
Sunset 6:39 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
clear. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 11:52 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 12:11 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then cloudy.
Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.9 feet 06:14 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 12:14 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 05:57 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.1 feet 06:43 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 12:50 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:09 AM HST.
Sunset 6:39 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The breezy trades will maintain rough, choppy surf along the east-facing shores. A longer period NE swell (around 10 seconds), associated with former Tropical Cyclone Irwin, is also mixed in. However, peak east shore surf should remain below the 10 ft High Surf Advisory (HSA) threshold. East shore surf is expected to trend lower on Sunday and into early next week as the trades weaken.

South shore surf should remain small through the remainder of this weekend. A moderate south to south-southwest swell is expected to slowly fill in Monday and peak from Tuesday through Wednesday near HSA levels, then slowly decline through rest of the week.

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For the north and west facing shores, surf is expected to increase today as a swell generated by a storm-force low (former Tropical Cyclone Damrey) arrives. This swell is forecast to come in from the northwest (310 degrees), then gradually transition over to north- northwest (340 degrees) by early next week.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to thigh high short period wind swell with occasional waist sets. The swell will be coming from the ESE in the morning and shift to the ENE during the day.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. This becomes Light sideshore texture for the afternoon.

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NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the early morning with S winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.

WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high E short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture with NNE winds 5-10mph in the morning increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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