Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 21, 2022

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 0.6 feet 07:59 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 01:31 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.6 feet 09:34 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 01:42 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:55 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 1.9 feet 09:30 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 05:03 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.1 feet 09:21 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 05:05 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 0.7 feet 10:15 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 03:04 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.8 feet 11:07 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 03:15 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:56 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf heights along south facing shores will fluctuate between near to slightly below average today through the middle of next week. The next long- period south swell will fill during the second half of next week, bringing above average surf along south facing shores.

Surf along north and west facing shores will slowly decline today and become nearly flat tomorrow through the first half of next week. The next small northwest swell is expected to arrive middle of next week and provide a small bump for north and west facing shores.

Small east facing shores surf will get a slight boost tomorrow and Monday then maintain through the rest of the week.

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NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SW winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting WSW 10-15mph in the afternoon.

WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with NW winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

Conditions: Bumpy/semi bumpy with E winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting ENE 10-15mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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