Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 05, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Friday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 6-8 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:56 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:55 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | North 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 | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:00 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:59 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
Surf along north and west facing shores will steadily ease through Friday as overlapping short- period northwest (330 degrees) and north (350 degrees) swells moves through. The north swell will transition to more north- northeast (20-30 degrees) today into the weekend. Surf along north and west facing shores will steadily increase Saturday into early next week as consecutive northwest (320-330 degrees) swells move through the island chain, each a little bigger than the previous. These swells could bring above average surf to north and west facing shores by early next week before slowly trending down.
Surf along east facing shores will remain small, except for shores expose to the north and northeast swells mentioned above. Small choppy surf may return to east facing shores Friday into the weekend as trades return. Small surf along south facing shores will see a little bump over the next day or two keeping surf slightly elevated into the weekend.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee to thigh high short period wind swell with occasional waist sets. The swell will be coming from the ENE in the morning and shift to the E during the day.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 10-15mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SE.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 10-15mph.
WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi choppy with SSW winds 5-10mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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