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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 15, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


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

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 0.9 feet 10:32 AM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 02:57 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:44 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Southeast winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.9 feet 10:16 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 05:35 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.2 feet 11:38 AM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 04:28 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:44 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 4-6 5-7 5-7 5-7
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Kona High 0.7 feet 11:10 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 03:34 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.8 feet 11:54 AM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 03:41 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:48 AM HST.
Sunset 6:53 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds West winds around 15 mph, becoming
south after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 10:54 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.6 feet 10:44 PM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 06:12 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 12:16 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 05:05 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 06:11 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 12:44 PM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 05:22 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:48 AM HST.
Sunset 6:53 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along S facing shores remains near to below average until Thursday when another surge of long period energy brings elevated surf conditions. The current small medium period NW swell will peak today followed by a building short period fresh NW swell emanating from developing low pressure to the northwest. This swell is forecast to peak near to just below the High Surf Advisory threshold Thursday into Friday. West facing shores see a bump in surf through the week due to overlapping NW swell and S swells wrapping into exposed areas. Surf along E facing shores remains well below normal through the weekend.

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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