Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 16, 2022

December 16, 2022, 6:00 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

Shores	Today		Saturday
	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

TODAY

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

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

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 2.0 feet 09:04 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	Low 0.4 feet 04:25 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:47 AM HST.

Sunset

5:44 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

Light and variable winds.

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 1.5 feet 11:03 PM HST.
Hilo Bay	Low 1.1 feet 03:57 AM HST.

SATURDAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

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

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 1.9 feet 09:52 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	Low 0.2 feet 04:57 PM HST.

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

TODAY

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

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

Tides
Kona	High 1.6 feet 09:42 AM HST.
Kona	Low 0.3 feet 05:02 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.6 feet 09:38 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.1 feet 05:01 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:51 AM HST.

Sunset

5:48 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.

Low Temperature

In the mid 60s.

Winds

Southwest winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.

Tides
Kona	High 1.2 feet 11:41 PM HST.
Kona	Low 0.7 feet 04:34 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.3 feet 12:04 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.9 feet 05:08 AM HST.

SATURDAY

Weather

Partly sunny. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

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

Tides
Kona	High 1.5 feet 10:30 AM HST.
Kona	Low 0.2 feet 05:34 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.4 feet 10:33 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.0 feet 05:35 PM HST.

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.

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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

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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

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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