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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 02, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Tuesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 6-8 7-10 6-8
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered 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.
High 1.3 feet 11:25 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:55 AM HST.
Sunset 5:53 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 06:01 PM HST.
High 2.5 feet 01:49 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.9 feet 08:39 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 12:19 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:55 AM HST.
Sunset 5:53 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES


Shores Today Tuesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 5-7 6-8 6-8 5-7
South Facing 2-4 3-5 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming
northwest around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.7 feet 08:32 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 12:03 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.5 feet 09:07 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 12:52 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:59 AM HST.
Sunset 5:57 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 06:38 PM HST.
High 2.0 feet 02:27 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 06:35 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 02:22 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.6 feet 09:16 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 12:57 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 09:54 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 01:51 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:59 AM HST.
Sunset 5:57 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current large, long-period northwest swell will produce dangerously large breaking waves along exposed north and west facing shores into early Tuesday. This swell is expected to gradually lower late Tuesday, and then shift from a more northerly direction by mid- week. A small south-southwest swell may arrive late tonight and Tuesday, and then linger for a day or two. Surf along east facing shores will remain small this week due to the lack of strong trade winds locally and upstream of the state.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Waist to stomach high short period wind swell with occasional chest sets. The swell will be coming from the SE in the morning and shift to the ESE during the day.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE 15-20mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with ENE winds less than 5mph in the morning increasing to 5-10mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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