Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 27, 2022

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.7 feet 07:28 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 10:49 AM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 05:42 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.4 feet 07:59 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 11:35 AM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 05:35 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:00 AM HST.
Sunset 6:14 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northwest winds around 10 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 2.1 feet 01:37 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.3 feet 01:25 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.5 feet 08:29 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 12:14 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 08:56 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 01:02 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:00 AM HST.
Sunset 6:14 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current northwest swell will slowly decrease today and tonight and remain below advisory thresholds through Friday afternoon. The next in a series of northwest swells will arrive by Friday night, pushing surf heights along exposed north and west facing shores into the low end High Surf Advisory (HSA) range. Another larger northwest swell arrives on Tuesday morning with solid HSA conditions expected from Tuesday into Wednesday.

South shore surf will remain very small today and tomorrow, with a small boost possible from Friday into the weekend. Very small surf will continue along east facing shores into early next week.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting SE 5-10mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 10-15mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ENE.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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