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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 26, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.8 feet 07:21 AM HST.
Low 0.9 feet 12:47 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:54 AM HST.
Sunset 6:59 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.2 feet 06:52 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 01:50 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.9 feet 08:54 AM HST.
Low 1.2 feet 02:16 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:55 AM HST.
Sunset 6:59 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.4 feet 07:59 AM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 01:24 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.6 feet 08:43 AM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 02:08 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:58 AM HST.
Sunset 7:03 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 1.7 feet 07:30 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 02:27 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.7 feet 07:52 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 02:42 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming
southwest around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 09:32 AM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 02:53 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.8 feet 09:58 AM HST.
Low 0.9 feet 03:57 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:58 AM HST.
Sunset 7:03 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The enhanced trades will continue to produce rough and choppy surf for the east-facing shores through the weekend. Local wind swell may wrap into select north and south facing shores. A small long period south-southeast swell has filled in overnight providing small surf for south facing shores today. This will be followed by a background swell from the south- southwest on Saturday. Otherwise, no significant swells are expected for the rest of the week.

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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