Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 04, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 6-8 | 10-15 | 8-12 | 6-8 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:55 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:54 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming west after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:56 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:55 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:59 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:58 PM HST. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:00 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:59 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A medium period north (340-350) swell has begun to rise over the offshore buoy (51000) overnight as its expected to reach shorelines through the morning. The subsiding west- northwest swell will ease through the day as west facing shores decline slowly. Surf along east facing shores will remain below average through Thursday except for areas exposed to the north swell. A trend up is expected Friday into Saturday as a small northeast swell arrives. Surf along south facing shores remain slightly elevated through Thursday.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee high NNE short period wind swell in the morning builds to waist to chest high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SE 10-15mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm 
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with ENE winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the W. Glassy conditions are expected for the late day with SW winds less than 5mph.
WEST
am pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with N winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/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: Semi glassy in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ENE.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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