Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 16, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
| Shores | Today | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| East Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 6-8 | 7-10 | 7-10 | 7-10 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. | |||||
|
||||||
| Sunrise | 5:44 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:49 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
|
||||||
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph, increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. |
|||||
|
||||||
| Sunrise | 5:44 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:50 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
| Shores | Today | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 6-8 | 7-10 | 7-10 | 7-10 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the upper 80s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 5:48 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:53 PM HST. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 5:48 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:54 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf will steadily rise along exposed north, west, and south facing shores today due to a combination of a long-period south-southwest swell and a short-period north-northwest swell filling in. Heights will likely reach the advisory level for south facing shores by the end of today, with rough conditions expected due to a combination of the swell and breezy onshore winds. The south-southwest swell will peak tonight through Friday, then begin to ease into the weekend. A fresh, long-period south-southwest swell will fill in through the day Sunday, which supports the surf continuing through early next week as it peaks. Surf along north facing shores will linger into Friday, then steadily ease over the weekend. Surf along east facing shores will trend up next week.
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
Sponsored Content
