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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 18, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 1-3 1-3 0-2 0-2
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 7-10 7-10 6-8 6-8
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.1 feet 06:15 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 01:00 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:43 AM HST.
Sunset 6:50 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.7 feet 06:35 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 12:04 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 06:36 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 01:33 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:43 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
South Facing 7-10 7-10 6-8 6-8
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.1 feet 06:52 AM HST.
High 1.4 feet 01:38 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 06:58 AM HST.
High 1.6 feet 01:53 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:47 AM HST.
Sunset 6:54 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.5 feet 07:12 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 12:42 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.6 feet 07:47 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 12:59 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 07:13 AM HST.
High 1.6 feet 02:11 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 07:19 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 02:23 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:47 AM HST.
Sunset 6:55 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south facing shores will remain up through early next week due to overlapping, long-period south-southwest swells. Heights will remain at the advisory level today, then briefly dip and hold just below this level Sunday through Tuesday as the next pulse fills in and peaks. A downward trend is expected Tuesday through midweek. Surf along north facing shores will steadily lower through the weekend, with a return to a more typical pattern for this time of year next week. Surf along east facing shores will remain well below average through the weekend. An upward trend is expected next week as the trades return locally and far upstream over the eastern Pacific.

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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