Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 13, 2022
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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 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| East Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
| Winds | North winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:45 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:43 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | North winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:46 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:43 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then cloudy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 6:49 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:47 PM HST. |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:50 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:47 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A series of small size, medium period northwest to north swells will result in small rises to the surf along north and west-facing shores through Wednesday. A large northwest swell arriving Friday has the potential to lift surf to near High Surf Warning levels along many north and west-facing shores. In the long term, model guidance has been consistently bringing in a large, medium period northwest swell from a relatively close, favorable island direction long gale fetch source early next week. If this swell does materialize, it has a high chance of producing solid warning level surf for most north and western island exposures. Strong trades will keep eastern shore surf slightly elevated through the day. Rough eastern nearshore water conditions will noticeably improve through mid-week in response to weakening winds. South-facing shore surf will remain small with only background south swell energy passing through the next several days.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Waist to chest high ENE short period wind swell.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSE.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SW.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with E winds less than 5mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SW.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Waist to chest high E short period wind swell.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NE winds 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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