Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 12, 2022

December 12, 2022, 6:00 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

Shores	Today		Tuesday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
North Facing	3-5	3-5	4-6	4-6
East Facing	4-6	4-6	4-6	4-6
South Facing	4-6	4-6	4-6	4-6

TODAY

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.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers.

Low Temperature

In the mid 60s.

Winds

North winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.2 feet 11:03 PM HST.

TUESDAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Occasional showers.

High Temperature

Around 80.

Winds

Northwest winds around 10 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 2.3 feet 06:42 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	Low 0.8 feet 02:09 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:45 AM HST.

Sunset

5:43 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Shores	Today		Tuesday
	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. 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.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.

Low Temperature

In the mid 60s.

Winds

East winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.1 feet 11:40 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 0.6 feet 06:56 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.3 feet 11:45 PM HST.

TUESDAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Light and variable winds, becoming
southwest around 5 mph in the
afternoon.

Tides
Kona	High 1.9 feet 07:20 AM HST.
Kona	Low 0.5 feet 02:46 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 2.1 feet 07:20 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.3 feet 03:04 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:49 AM HST.

Sunset

5:47 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A series of small northwest and north swells will give surf a small bump along north and west facing shores through Wednesday. The potential for a new large northwest swell could bring near warning level surf to north and west facing shores late this week although forecast intensity confidence remains low.

Strong trade winds will keep east shore surf slightly elevated through Tuesday. 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 south facing shores will remain small with only background south swell energy through the middle of the week.

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NORTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Waist to stomach high E short period wind swell for the morning going more ENE and building a bit during the afternoon.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSW winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SE less than 5mph.

NORTH WEST

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am pm

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

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

WEST

am pm

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. 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 for the morning with occasional stomach sets. This builds to waist to chest high for the afternoon.

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

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com