Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 23, 2022

December 23, 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	4-6	5-7	4-6	4-6
East Facing	2-4	2-4	2-4	2-4
South Facing	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-3

TODAY

Weather

Sunny.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Northwest winds around 10 mph, becoming
east in the afternoon.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.6 feet 10:16 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 1.3 feet 02:41 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:51 AM HST.

Sunset

5:47 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly clear.

Low Temperature

Around 70.

Winds

South winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low -0.6 feet 08:51 PM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 3.2 feet 04:20 AM HST.

SATURDAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
east in the afternoon.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.6 feet 11:08 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 1.3 feet 03:29 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:51 AM HST.

Sunset

5:48 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Shores	Today		Saturday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
West Facing	4-6	4-6	4-6	4-6
South Facing	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-3

TODAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
A slight chance of showers.

High Temperature

In the mid 80s.

Winds

Northwest winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.4 feet 10:53 AM HST.
Kona	High 1.1 feet 03:19 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.0 feet 11:31 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 0.7 feet 04:08 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:55 AM HST.

Sunset

5:51 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly clear.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

North winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.

Tides
Kona	Low -0.4 feet 09:28 PM HST.
Kona	High 2.6 feet 04:58 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low -0.4 feet 09:31 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 2.9 feet 05:00 AM HST.

SATURDAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
showers.

High Temperature

In the mid 80s.

Winds

Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.4 feet 11:45 AM HST.
Kona	High 1.0 feet 04:07 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low -0.1 feet 12:19 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 0.7 feet 05:01 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:55 AM HST.

Sunset

5:52 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A series of overlapping northwest swells will keep advisory-level surf in place along exposed north and west facing shores through at least Saturday. Surf heights are expected to finally drop below advisory levels early next week. Small surf heights remain in the forecast for south and east facing shores.

NORTH EAST

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am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NW winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the N. Glassy conditions are expected by late afternoon with ESE winds less than 5mph.

NORTH WEST

am pm

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WNW 5-10mph.

WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Clean in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WNW 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with W winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW 5-10mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com