Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 03, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 4-6 4-6 5-7 5-7
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.1 feet 06:10 AM HST.
High 1.5 feet 12:14 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 05:46 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:50 AM HST.
Sunset 6:44 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.2 feet 12:06 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 06:39 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 01:05 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:49 AM HST.
Sunset 6:45 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.1 feet 06:47 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 12:52 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 06:56 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 01:16 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:54 AM HST.
Sunset 6:48 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 06:23 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 12:44 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 06:44 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 12:48 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 07:16 AM HST.
High 1.6 feet 01:43 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.3 feet 07:25 AM HST.
High 1.7 feet 02:00 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:53 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Tiny surf will persist along north and west facing shores through much of today. Forerunners of a long period northwest swell is expected to fill in this afternoon and peak Saturday, bringing small surf along north and west facing shores. Another small, long period northwest swell will fill in late Sunday, maintaining small surf along north and west facing shores into early next week. Small background south swells will continue into Saturday, providing tiny surf for south facing shores. Forerunners of a small, long period south swell may arrive Saturday afternoon with a slow onset through Sunday providing a boost in surf along south facing shores into early next week. Rough and choppy surf along east facing shores will bump up a notch Saturday and hold hold into early next week as strong trades hold.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
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am        pm  

Surf: Chest to shoulder high N short period wind swell for the morning going more NNE and building into the chest to head range in the afternoon.

Conditions: Bumpy/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting NNW for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Waist to chest high N short period wind swell.

Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with NNE winds 10-15mph in the morning increasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high NW short period wind swell in the morning with occasional thigh high sets. This drops a bit in the afternoon.

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Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSE.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting N 20-25mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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