Winds Generate Swell, Advisory Still Posted

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Alerts (as of 1:00 a.m.)

A Wind Advisory is up for areas of Hawaii County through 6 p.m. Wednesday with winds gusting into the 50’s again.

A High Surf Advisory is posted for east facing shores until 6 p.m. Thursday.

A Gale Warning is posted through 6 a.m. Thursday for our windiest channels and waters.

A Small Craft Advisory is posted for all remaining Hawaii County waters through 6 a.m. Thursday.

Check our breaking news section for any urgent weather alerts or updates to the weather alerts listed above.

**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Big Island projected winds, tides, swell direction & period and expected wave heights.**

Big Island Surf Forecast

Hilo side: Wave heights are forecast overhead or more today for the best breaks.

Kona side: Wave heights are expected to be knee/waist high today. The best spots could get up a bit bigger on the sets early in the day.

South: Wave heights are expected to be knee/waist high today. Spots that are more open to the wrap will be bigger.

East-northeast trades are creating a trade wind swell for the Hilo side through the week.

Our small northwest swell is expected to continue through Thursday. Kona side will be heavily shadowed from these swells. A solid northwest is expected for December 2.

Our current south-southwest swell is expected to fade Wednesday through the rest of the work week.

Keep in mind, surf heights are measured on the face of the wave from trough to crest. Heights vary from beach to beach, and at the same beach, from break to break.  

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