Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 03, 2023

January 3, 2023, 6:00 AM HST

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

Shores	Today		Wednesday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
North Facing	5-7	3-5	4-6	7-10
East Facing	1-3	1-3	1-3	2-4
South Facing	2-4	2-4	2-4	2-4

TODAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

North winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.9 feet 08:39 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 1.2 feet 12:19 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:55 AM HST.

Sunset

5:53 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

North winds around 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low -0.2 feet 06:40 PM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 2.6 feet 02:21 AM HST.

WEDNESDAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.

High Temperature

Around 80.

Winds

Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tides
Hilo Bay	Low 0.8 feet 09:12 AM HST.
Hilo Bay	High 1.1 feet 01:10 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:55 AM HST.

Sunset

5:54 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward

Shores	Today		Wednesday
	Surf		Surf
	AM	PM	AM	PM
West Facing	4-6	3-5	3-5	3-5
South Facing	3-5	3-5	2-4	2-4

TODAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

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

Tides
Kona	Low 0.6 feet 09:16 AM HST.
Kona	High 0.9 feet 12:57 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.3 feet 09:54 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 0.6 feet 01:51 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:59 AM HST.

Sunset

5:57 PM HST.

TONIGHT

Weather

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.

Low Temperature

In the upper 60s.

Winds

Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast after midnight.

Tides
Kona	Low -0.1 feet 07:17 PM HST.
Kona	High 2.1 feet 02:59 AM HST.
Kawaihae	Low -0.1 feet 07:13 PM HST.
Kawaihae	High 2.4 feet 02:58 AM HST.

WEDNESDAY

Weather

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.

High Temperature

In the lower 80s.

Winds

Light and variable winds.

Tides
Kona	Low 0.5 feet 09:49 AM HST.
Kona	High 0.9 feet 01:48 PM HST.
Kawaihae	Low 0.2 feet 10:31 AM HST.
Kawaihae	High 0.6 feet 02:41 PM HST.

Sunrise

6:59 AM HST.

Sunset

5:58 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current northwest swell will continue to gradually subside today. A High Surf Advisory (HSA) is now in effect for most north and west facing shores. Overlapping northwest (330-340 degrees) and north- northwest (340-350 degrees) pulses will fill in late tonight through Wednesday keeping surf elevated along north and west facing shores. The HSA may need to be extended through tomorrow if these pulses come in larger than guidance. These swells will trend down Thursday through Friday. A small northwest swell (320 degrees) and small north- northeast swell (20-30 degrees) is possible Friday night through the coming weekend.

South facing shores remain small due to a small south- southwest swell (200 degrees) moving through today and tomorrow. Small surf along east facing shores may trend up through the rest of the week as trades return and more northerly and northeasterly pulses move through the state, mentioned above.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

NORTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NW winds less than 5mph. Choppy/sideshore current conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 15-20mph.

NORTH WEST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting N 15-20mph.

WEST

am pm

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

SOUTH EAST

am pm

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with NNW winds less than 5mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNE 5-10mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com