Hawaii County Surf Forecast for November 21, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES
Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 14-18 | 10-15 | 10-14 | 10-14 |
East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Showers likely. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
Winds | Northwest winds around 10 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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Sunrise | 6:32 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:40 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. | |||||
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Low Temperature | Around 70. | |||||
Winds | East winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:32 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:40 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:36 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:44 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The large north northwest swell (340 degrees) that brought warning level surf has been steadily easing based on latest near shore and offshore buoys. This swell will transition out of the north today and may receive a small reinforcement tonight that could keep surf elevated into tomorrow. A larger northwest (320 degrees) swell will build Thursday and continue through the weekend.
Surf along east facing shores will remain rough and choppy due to the combination of breezy trade winds and the north swell wrapping into exposed locations.
Overlapping, small, fading south swell and an incoming small, south- southwest swell will keep small surf along south facing shores for the next couple of days. The next small, long period south southwest swell is expected to fill in over the weekend.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee to thigh high N short period wind swell.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSW winds less than 5mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSE 5-10mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with S winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW. Clean conditions are expected for the late day with NE winds 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the early morning with NNW winds 10-15mph. Bumpy/choppy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting S.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com