Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 15, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
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| 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 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:44 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:49 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 15 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| 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 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
| 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
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
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.
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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