Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 29, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
East Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.2 feet 08:59 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 03:06 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:10 AM HST.
Sunset 6:11 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Showers likely.
Low Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 09:20 PM HST.
High 2.7 feet 03:42 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.4 feet 09:48 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 03:37 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:11 AM HST.
Sunset 6:10 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Sunny.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.1 feet 09:36 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:44 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 10:01 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 04:04 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:14 AM HST.
Sunset 6:15 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming north
after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 09:57 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 04:20 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 10:16 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 04:44 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 10:25 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 04:15 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 10:56 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 04:41 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:15 AM HST.
Sunset 6:14 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Small surf along north facing shores will hold through today before easing Saturday as the current north- northeast swell fades. A larger, mid- period north- northwest swell is expected to arrive late Sunday, peak Monday and slowly decline Tuesday. A storm low, currently just east of Japan, will track east over the next several days, generating a similar size, mid- period west- northwest swell. This swell is expected to arrive late Tuesday, peak Wednesday before declining Thursday. This swell source may re-intensify north of the island sending a second pulse of a slightly larger, short- period north swell late next week.

Surf along east facing shores will remain rough and choppy through the weekend, trending down through much of next week as wind speeds taper off.

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Surf along south facing shores will remain small through mid- week next week as background southwest and southeast swells fill in.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to thigh high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to shoulder high.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE 20-25mph in the afternoon.

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NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSW winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW.

WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SE 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: Fairly clean in the early morning with N winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting NE 5-10mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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