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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 21, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


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

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 07:24 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 02:36 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:42 AM HST.
Sunset 6:51 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Frequent showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.7 feet 08:53 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 01:38 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Frequent showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.4 feet 07:52 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 03:10 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:42 AM HST.
Sunset 6:52 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
South Facing 4-6 4-6 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming
northwest around 10 mph in the
afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 08:01 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 03:14 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 08:05 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 03:23 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:55 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 09:30 PM HST.
High 1.1 feet 02:16 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 10:17 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 02:54 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 08:29 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:48 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 08:31 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 03:55 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:56 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south-facing shores will continue to gradually decline over the next few days. Only small long period background south swell pulses are expected from Tasman Sea sources over the next seven days. Surf along east facing shores should see a gradual rise over the next few days as the trades strengthen upstream of the state. Surf heights along north and west facing shores will remain small with a slight bump up from Sunday into Monday.

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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