Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 16, 2022
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 5-7 | 10-14 | 12-16 | 8-12 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:47 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:44 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Light and variable winds. | |||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:48 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:44 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 0-2 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:51 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:48 PM HST. |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:52 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:48 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A large northwest (320-330 degree) swell will build down the island chain today producing extra large and dangerous surf along most north and west facing shores through tonight with decreasing trends on Saturday. A High Surf Warning (HSW) remains in effect for north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, and north facing shores of Maui through tonight. These surf heights will trend down to advisory levels by Saturday. Another extra large northwest (310-320 degree) swell will build into the region from Sunday night to Monday morning. This long period swell energy will produce surf heights well above warning levels for north and west facing shores on Monday, and large mixed period swell from the nearby low pressure source will likely hold these surf heights above HSW levels through Tuesday.
No significant surf for east and south shores into the first half of next week.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSW winds 5-10mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNW 10-15mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW less than 5mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with E winds 5-10mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSE less than 5mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy with SW winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting WSW 5-10mph in the afternoon. Clean conditions are expected by late afternoon with NW winds 15-20mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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