Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 16, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Tuesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| East Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:02 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | ||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | ||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph. | ||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | ||||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | ||||||
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | ||||||
| Sunset | 6:02 PM HST. | ||||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Tuesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:06 PM HST. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:06 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current large northwest swell will be reinforced by a new northwest swell later today, keeping advisory level surf in place across most north and west facing shores of the smaller islands through early Tuesday morning. This swell will will gradually decline Tuesday and Tuesday night, followed by a couple new reinforcing northwest swells Wednesday and Thursday, although surf heights should remain below advisory levels. A new large northwest swell could bring another round of advisory level surf to north and west facing shores on Friday, with a dip below advisory levels forecast for Saturday, followed by a potential warning level event on Sunday.
A small medium period south swell will continue to slowly decline today through Tuesday, with only background south swell energy expected Wednesday through Saturday. A new small long-period south swell could give south shore surf a minor boost on Sunday. East shore surf will remain small and well below normal through the upcoming weekend due to the lack of trade winds over and upstream of the islands.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Ankle high E short period wind swell in the morning builds a bit for the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting SE 20-25mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the early morning with E winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting WSW.
WEST
am pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with E winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Semi choppy in the morning with ENE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ESE.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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