Swell Summary

Buoy observations from Hanalei and Waimea show that a small, long period northwest swell arrived and peaked overnight into early this morning. This swell, which resulted in an overnight bump in surf along north and west facing shores, will gradually decline today. The next, slightly larger, medium period northwest swell will begin arriving into the islands on Monday, continuing to build Monday night. This will be quickly followed by a moderate, long period north-northwest swell Tuesday that will peak Tuesday night, then decline through Wednesday. The most impactful swell for surf along north and west facing shores over the next few days will be late in the week when a large, medium period northwest swell arrives in the islands. This late week swell is forecast to peak near the High Surf Warning thresholds for north and west facing shores.

Surf along E shores will remain small over the next few days due to a lack of trades. Surf along south facing shores will see a small boost from a tiny, long period energy poised to arrive tonight and continuing through at least the first half of the week.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com