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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 03, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 0-2 1-3 1-3
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.2 feet 08:00 AM HST.
High 2.9 feet 03:17 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:57 AM HST.
Sunset 6:56 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 09:57 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 02:43 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.2 feet 08:38 AM HST.
High 2.8 feet 03:46 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:57 AM HST.
Sunset 6:56 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 08:37 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 03:55 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 08:35 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 03:58 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:01 AM HST.
Sunset 7:00 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Light and variable winds.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 10:34 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 03:21 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 11:09 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 04:03 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 09:15 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 04:24 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 09:17 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 04:31 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:01 AM HST.
Sunset 7:00 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south-facing shores will remain up through Monday as a medium period south-southwest swell moves through. A downward trend is expected Tuesday through midweek, with mainly background southerly swell expected. A similarly sized south-southwest swell is possible next weekend. Surf along north facing shores will trend up late Sunday through Monday as an out-of-season, small north-northwest swell arrives. Surf along east-facing shores will pick up slightly later this weekend through early next week as the trades increase.

NORTH EAST

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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  

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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.

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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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