Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 23, 2022

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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.
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.
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.
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.
High 1.1 feet 03:19 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 11:31 AM HST.
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.
High 2.6 feet 04:58 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.4 feet 09:31 PM HST.
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.
High 1.0 feet 04:07 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 12:19 PM HST.
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

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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

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