Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 26, 2021
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Monday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:53 PM HST. |
Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:54 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A west-northwest swell will arrive late this afternoon then peak on Monday followed by a decline. There will other west- northwest pulses coming in the rest of the week but smaller in size. A reinforcing north-northeast to northeast swell arriving today and monday will maintain moderate surf along the east facing shores through Wednesday, then become slightly smaller thereafter. The swell generated from a gale-force low east of the Big Island will not contributing much to the east swell. This swell is set to arrive Tuesday.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee to waist high NE short period wind swell with occasional stomach high sets.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SE 10-15mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with S winds 5-10mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSW.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with ESE winds 5-10mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting N less than 5mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with NNW winds 10-15mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNE 5-10mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com