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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 08, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


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

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.7 feet 08:44 AM HST.
High 2.9 feet 03:57 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:47 AM HST.
Sunset 6:46 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.5 feet 10:36 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 03:08 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Showers likely.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming east
in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.6 feet 09:18 AM HST.
High 2.8 feet 04:42 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:47 AM HST.
Sunset 6:47 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 2-4 3-5 3-5
South Facing 2-4 3-5 5-7 5-7
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.4 feet 09:21 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 04:35 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.4 feet 09:27 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 04:46 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:51 AM HST.
Sunset 6:50 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 11:13 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 03:46 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 11:56 PM HST.
High 0.8 feet 04:37 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.4 feet 09:55 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 05:20 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.4 feet 10:01 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 05:29 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:51 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current northwest swell will continue to decrease to tiny conditions through Thursday followed by a reinforcing short- period north northwest swell Friday into the weekend. Surf along south facing shores will remain steady through today. Forerunners from a larger and longer lived south- southwest swell are subject to arrive later this afternoon. Surf is trending below High Surf Advisory criteria but if nearshore buoy observations come in above guidance, surf could reach advisory levels when the swell peaks Thursday into Friday. Surf along east facing shores should remain small as winds remain light through the rest of the week.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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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