Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 06, 2022
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 3-5 |
East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:41 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:41 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
Winds | East winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:42 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:41 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:45 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:45 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:46 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:45 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A medium period northwest (310-320 degrees) swell is building into the Hawaiian Islands this morning. A High Surf Advisory (HSA) was issued this morning for north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu and Molokai lasting through tonight. North facing shores of Maui will approach and may yet exceed HSA thresholds by tonight. This northwest swell will peak later tonight, with swell and surf heights diminishing quickly on Wednesday.
Strengthening trade winds will bring increasing surf to east facing shores by Wednesday and surf heights will remain elevated into the weekend.
NORTH EAST
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pm
Surf: Knee to thigh high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to waist to stomach high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Choppy/sideshore current with SE winds 15-20mph.
NORTH WEST
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pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with E winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NW.
WEST
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pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNW less than 5mph.
SOUTH EAST
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Surf: Ankle high E short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.
Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with ENE winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com