Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 01, 2023

January 1, 2023, 6:00 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

Shores	Today		Monday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
North Facing	3-5	3-5	5-7	8-12
East Facing	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-3
South Facing	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-3

TODAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. A chance of showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 1.2 feet 06:42 AM HST.
	High 1.4 feet 10:34 AM HST.
	Low 0.0 feet 05:23 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:54 AM HST.

Sunset

5:52 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
after midnight.

Tides
Hilo Bay	High 2.4 feet 01:13 AM HST.

MONDAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. A chance of showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

East winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 1.0 feet 07:55 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 1.3 feet 11:25 AM HST.

Sunrise

6:55 AM HST.

Sunset

5:53 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Shores	Today		Monday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
West Facing	3-5	2-4	2-4	2-4
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 lower 80s.

Winds

Northwest winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.8 feet 07:19 AM HST.
Kona	High 1.1 feet 11:12 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.7 feet 07:59 AM HST.
	High 0.9 feet 11:47 AM HST.
	Low -0.1 feet 05:58 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:58 AM HST.

Sunset

5:56 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
clear. A slight chance of showers.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Tides
Kona	High 1.9 feet 01:51 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 2.1 feet 01:43 AM HST.

MONDAY

Weather

Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. A
slight chance of showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

North winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.7 feet 08:32 AM HST.
Kona	High 1.0 feet 12:03 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.5 feet 09:07 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 0.7 feet 12:52 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:59 AM HST.

Sunset

5:57 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The ongoing moderate size, medium period west northwest swell that peaked Friday will be slowly declining through the day. A fetch of gale force winds far northwest of the islands has generated a large, long period west northwest (310-320 degree) swell. This swell will begin to fill in around the islands later today and peak surf at XL warning levels along many north and west-facing shores Monday. This swell will slowly decline through the middle of the week. Weak trade flow and small background south swell will equate to small surf along east and south-facing shores through the week.

NORTH EAST

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am pm

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

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting SE for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am pm

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Glassy in the early morning with S winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.

WEST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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

SOUTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with E winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ENE.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com