Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 17, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Saturday | |||
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| Surf | Surf | ||||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | ||
| North Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | Around 70. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | North winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:01 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:48 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Swell Summary
The current small south swell is expected to gradually decline over the next few days. Small background energy from the southeast expected through Saturday. A more significant south swell will arrive late Sunday and Sunday night, peaking above the summertime average Monday, and then slowly lower through the middle of next week.
Seasonally flat to tiny surf is expected through early next week for north facing shores, with the possibility of the arrival of a swell during the second half of the week from Typhoon Ampil currently near Japan. East shore surf will trend to seasonal averages through the 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
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