Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 26, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
PM | AM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
South Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | ||||||
Winds | North winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||||
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Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | ||||
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||
Winds | North winds around 10 mph. | ||||
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Sunrise | 6:10 AM HST. | ||||
Sunset | 6:14 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
PM | AM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Sunny until 6 PM, then partly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. |
Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the evening, then becoming light and variable after midnight. |
Swell Summary
The current moderate long-period northwest swell (320 to 330 degrees) is expected to gradually downtrend tonight through Friday. A smaller north- northwest swell (330 to 350 degrees) building in Friday night and peaking on Saturday will provide reinforcement for the weekend.
Multiple small south and southwest swells are expected now into early next week. The first, a long period southwest swell will decline overnight. The second, a small short period southwest swell will overlap the first and linger through the weekend. The next long- period south- southwest swell is expected to arrive on Monday and peak late Tuesday or Wednesday.
East facing shores will remain small through at least Sunday due to the lack of strong trades upstream of the state. Breezy trade winds and short period easterly surf should return by Wednesday.
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