Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 23, 2023
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Monday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| East Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||
| Winds | South winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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| Sunrise | 6:17 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 5:52 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Monday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Partly sunny until 6 PM, then partly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east. |
Swell Summary
A new northwest swell will build in late tonight into Tuesday, then slowly lower through the rest of the week. Surf heights along both west and north facing shores are forecast to peak around the High Surf Advisory threshold on Monday night and Tuesday.
Background surf expected along south facing shores until Monday morning when a small, long period south swell moves in and lingers through the rest of the week. Surf heights along east facing shores will remain small through much of next week due to light winds across the Hawaii Region.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with WNW winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NNE.
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 SSW 15-20mph.
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 S.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SW winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting S 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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