Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 11, 2022

December 11, 2022, 6:00 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

Shores	Today		Monday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
North Facing	5-7	5-7	3-5	3-5
East Facing	5-7	5-7	4-6	4-6
South Facing	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-3

TODAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Numerous showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

North winds around 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.8 feet 12:27 PM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 1.1 feet 04:22 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:44 AM HST.

Sunset

5:42 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

North winds around 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.0 feet 10:26 PM HST.

MONDAY

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers.

High Temperature

Around 80.

Winds

North winds around 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 2.5 feet 06:02 AM HST.
	Low 0.8 feet 01:14 PM HST.
	High 1.0 feet 05:08 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:45 AM HST.

Sunset

5:43 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Shores	Today		Monday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
West Facing	0-2	0-2	0-2	0-2
South Facing	0-2	0-2	0-2	0-2

TODAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

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

Tides
Kona	High 2.1 feet 06:01 AM HST.
	Low 0.5 feet 01:04 PM HST.
	High 0.9 feet 05:00 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 2.3 feet 06:03 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.3 feet 01:37 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:48 AM HST.

Sunset

5:46 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.

Low Temperature

In the mid 60s.

Winds

Southeast winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.0 feet 11:03 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 0.6 feet 06:04 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.1 feet 11:06 PM HST.

MONDAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

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

Tides
Kona	High 2.0 feet 06:40 AM HST.
	Low 0.5 feet 01:51 PM HST.
	High 0.8 feet 05:46 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 2.2 feet 06:41 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.3 feet 02:20 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:49 AM HST.

Sunset

5:47 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Strong trade winds will keep east shore surf elevated through Tuesday but will remain well below the advisory threshold of 10 feet. Surf along east facing shores will lower to near or below normal levels around the middle of next week as the trades back off.

Surf along north and west facing shores will remain small and well below normal through the weekend. A small northwest and a small north swell will give surf a boost along north and west facing shores Monday through Wednesday. The potential for a new large northwest swell could bring near warning level surf to north and west facing shores late next week although forecast confidence remains low.

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Surf along south facing shores will remain small with only background south swell energy through the middle of the week. A new small south swell could give south shore surf a slight boost late in the week.

NORTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Waist to chest high E short period wind swell.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph.

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NORTH WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 5-10mph.

WEST

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am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the early morning with E winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting SSW 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Waist to chest high E short period wind swell.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting NNE for the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com