Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 14, 2022
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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 5-7 | 6-8 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Northwest winds around 10 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:46 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:43 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming south after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:47 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:44 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 6:50 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:47 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A series of small, medium period northwest and north northeast swells will hold waist to head high surf along many north and northeastern-facing exposures through Thursday. A large northwest swell arriving Friday could lift surf to near High Surf Warning (HSW) levels along many north and west-facing shores. There is a higher probability that a large, medium period northwest swell arriving early next week will have the potential to produce solid HSW-level surf along most north and west-facing shorelines. East surf will remain slightly elevated through Thursday in Maui and Big Island despite the lighter trades in response to the northeast swell. The low period, wind wave chop should subtly subside on Oahu and Kauai because of these much tamer winds. South shore surf will remain very small with only background south swell energy moving through the next several days.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell with occasional stomach high sets.
Conditions: Semi clean/sideshore texture and current in the morning with S winds 10-15mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ESE.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSW.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with E winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee to thigh high E short period wind swell with occasional waist high sets.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture with NNE winds 5-10mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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