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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 04, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Thursday
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
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
east in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.8 feet 09:12 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 01:10 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:55 AM HST.
Sunset 5:54 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming west
after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 07:18 PM HST.
High 2.7 feet 02:52 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
east in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.7 feet 09:42 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 01:52 PM HST.
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
TODAY

Weather Sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.5 feet 09:49 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 01:48 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 10:31 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 02:41 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:59 AM HST.
Sunset 5:58 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Light and variable winds.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 07:55 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:30 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 07:52 PM HST.
High 2.4 feet 03:33 AM HST.
THURSDAY

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 Low 0.5 feet 10:19 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 02:30 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 11:02 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 03:23 PM HST.
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

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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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