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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 12, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


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

Weather Mostly cloudy. Showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming
southeast around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 10:34 AM HST.
Sunrise 5:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:47 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.5 feet 06:18 PM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 01:44 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 05:05 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.0 feet 11:17 AM HST.
Sunrise 5:45 AM HST.
Sunset 6:48 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
South Facing 5-7 5-7 4-6 4-6
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 11:11 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.5 feet 06:15 AM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 11:16 AM HST.
Sunrise 5:50 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 8 PM, then partly
cloudy. Showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona High 2.0 feet 06:56 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 02:21 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 05:43 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.3 feet 07:00 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 02:50 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 11:54 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.5 feet 07:20 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 12:00 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:49 AM HST.
Sunset 6:52 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A long-lived south swell will affect the islands this weekend. Although the swell will persist for the next several days, surf should continue to trend down as the period declines. Another series of overlapping, long-period south swells will give another sizable boost to south shore surf Wednesday through late next week.

A small, reinforcing short-period north-northwest swell will increase north and west shore surf through this morning, then decline later today into Sunday. A new small, long-period northwest swell will build Sunday night, giving north shore surf a boost early next week. Surf along east facing shores will be well below normal levels through the middle of next week.

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NORTH EAST

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

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am        pm  

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  

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

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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