July 19, 2018 Surf Forecast
Swell Summary
Outlook through Thursday July 26: Surf along east facing shores will continue to gradually subside today, and will return to normal summer heights by Friday. A series of reinforcing south and southwest swells will maintain small to moderate surf along south facing shores through Friday. Slightly larger and longer period south- southwest swells may cause surf to approach the High Surf Advisory threshold along south facing shores from Saturday into Monday. This longer period south swell is expected to fill in on Saturday, peak Sunday and gradually decrease Monday through the middle of next week.
Surf heights are forecast heights of the face, or front, of waves. The surf forecast is based on the significant wave height, the average height of the one third largest waves, at the locations of the largest breakers. Some waves may be more than twice as high as the significant wave height. Expect to encounter rip currents in or near any surf zone.
North
am pm
Surf: Knee to waist high NE wind swell.
Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with E winds 20-25mph.
South
am pm
Surf: Waist to chest high SSW long period swell for the morning with occasional shoulder high sets. This drops a bit in the afternoon.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with NNW winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NW 5-10mph.
West
am pm
Surf: Ankle to knee high SSW long period swell for the morning going more and building into the waist to chest range in the afternoon.
Conditions: Clean with E winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting ENE for the afternoon.
**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Maui County projected winds, tides, swell direction & period and expected wave heights.**
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com