Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 05, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
PM | AM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 0-2 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 6-8 |
East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the mid 70s. | ||||||
Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. |
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Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:05 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:33 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
PM | AM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Partly sunny until 6 PM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the mid 70s. |
Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast. |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:09 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:37 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A new medium period north swell will build in late tonight, peak late Thursday night, then gradually decline Friday through Saturday. For the coming week, no new north swells are expected. Surf along east facing shores will remain small through Friday, but pick up during the weekend with the increased trade wind flow. Meanwhile, small background swells from the south and southwest will keep the surf from going entirely flat along south facing shores.
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