Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 30, 2022

December 30, 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	3-5	3-5	3-5	3-5
East Facing	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-3
South Facing	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-3

TODAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

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

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 1.9 feet 09:05 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	Low 0.2 feet 04:09 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:54 AM HST.

Sunset

5:51 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Partly cloudy. Scattered showers.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

Southeast winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 1.8 feet 11:23 PM HST.
Hilo Bay	Low 1.1 feet 04:50 AM HST.

SATURDAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

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

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 1.7 feet 09:56 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	Low 0.1 feet 04:44 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:54 AM HST.

Sunset

5:52 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES

Shores	Today		Saturday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
West Facing	6-8	7-10	4-6	4-6
South Facing	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-3

TODAY

Weather

Sunny.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.

Tides
Kona	High 1.5 feet 09:43 AM HST.
Kona	Low 0.1 feet 04:46 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.5 feet 09:54 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.0 feet 04:49 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:58 AM HST.

Sunset

5:55 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly clear.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

Light and variable winds.

Tides
Kona	High 1.4 feet 12:01 AM HST.
Kona	Low 0.8 feet 05:27 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 1.6 feet 12:08 AM HST.

SATURDAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

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

Tides
Kona	High 1.3 feet 10:34 AM HST.
Kona	Low 0.0 feet 05:21 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.8 feet 06:14 AM HST.
	High 1.2 feet 10:52 AM HST.
	Low -0.1 feet 05:20 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:58 AM HST.

Sunset

5:56 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A new medium-period west-northwest swell has arrived in the coastal waters. A High Surf Advisory was issued earlier for north and west facing shores. Surf appears to have reached advisory levels around Kauai and Oahu, and possibly Molokai and Maui, this early morning. And west facing shores of the Big Island could see advisory level surf by day break. Surf is expected to continue to build today. Also, a strong low developing east of Japan looks to merge with a large complex system that could generate a long-period and larger northwest swell that would reach the islands late Sunday into Monday. This looks to be a warning level surf event.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am pm

Surf: Waist to chest high SE short period wind swell for the morning going more E during the day.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph in the morning decreasing to 5-10mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am pm

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.

WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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

SOUTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with ENE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NE.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com