Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 25, 2021

December 25, 2021, 6:00 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward

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

TODAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the upper 70s.

Winds

Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Kona	High 1.8 feet 08:01 AM HST.
Kona	Low 0.4 feet 03:24 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.9 feet 08:05 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.1 feet 03:34 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:56 AM HST.

Sunset

5:53 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Partly cloudy. Scattered showers.

Low Temperature

In the mid 60s.

Winds

East winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	High 0.9 feet 08:54 PM HST.
Kona	Low 0.5 feet 01:41 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.0 feet 09:52 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.7 feet 02:15 AM HST.

SUNDAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

Around 80.

Winds

Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tides
Kona	High 1.7 feet 08:49 AM HST.
Kona	Low 0.3 feet 04:12 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.7 feet 08:53 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.1 feet 04:14 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:57 AM HST.

Sunset

5:53 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Moderate surf will hold through the weekend along north and east facing shores. There is a potential bump in the surf Sunday night and Monday that may warrant a high surf advisory for the east facing shores. West facing shores can expect small to moderate surf starting Monday and persisting through most of next week from a series of long period west- northwest pulses.

NORTH EAST

am pm

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Surf: Knee to thigh high short period wind swell with occasional waist sets. The swell will be coming from the NE in the morning and shift to the ENE during the day.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. This becomes Glassy for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Fairly clean conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the S.

WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with E winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the S.

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SOUTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Ankle high E short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.

Conditions: Fairly clean in the early morning with N winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting NNE 10-15mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com