Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 24, 2022

January 24, 2022, 6:00 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES

Shores	Today		Tuesday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
West Facing	7-10	7-10	4-6	4-6
South Facing	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-3

TODAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.

Tides
Kona	High 1.5 feet 07:36 AM HST.
Kona	Low 0.1 feet 02:46 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.4 feet 07:58 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low -0.1 feet 02:58 PM HST.

Sunrise

7:01 AM HST.

Sunset

6:12 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.

Low Temperature

In the mid 60s.

Winds

Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.

Tides
Kona	High 1.3 feet 09:57 PM HST.
Kona	Low 0.7 feet 03:07 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.5 feet 10:15 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.8 feet 04:04 AM HST.

TUESDAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

East winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.

Tides
Kona	High 1.3 feet 08:13 AM HST.
Kona	Low 0.1 feet 03:42 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.1 feet 08:47 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low -0.1 feet 03:42 PM HST.

Sunrise

7:01 AM HST.

Sunset

6:12 PM HST.

Swell Summary

As one northwest swell continues to fade, an overlapping new northwest swell builds into the region maintaining High Surf Advisory (HSA) conditions along exposed north and west facing shores through the afternoon. Northwest swell heights will then decline from Tuesday through Thursday. Another northwest swell arriving Friday could push surf heights back near HSA levels through Saturday.

East shore surf will be at or above seasonal average today. This east swell will peak today, and then decline later tonight through Tuesday. By midweek, expect short period trade wind swell to keep east shore surf below seasonal averages. Surf heights along south facing shores will remain small through the week.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am pm

Surf: Knee high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds to waist to chest high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Glassy with S winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting ENE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am pm

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SW winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 10-15mph.

WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SW.

SOUTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to waist to chest high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Semi clean/sideshore texture and current in the morning with N winds 10-15mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNE 15-20mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com