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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 12, 2022

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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.
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.
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.
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.
Low 0.5 feet 02:46 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.1 feet 07:20 AM HST.
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

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