Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 17, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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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 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Mostly 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. | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | ||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | ||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:03 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:06 PM HST. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 9 AM, then mostly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:02 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:07 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current large northwest swell has dropped just below advisory levels early this morning, and as a result the High Surf Advisory has been cancelled. Surf along north and west facing shores is not expected to drop much today however, with a slight decline then expected tonight. A couple new reinforcing northwest swells are expected 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 extra large event Sunday through Monday with surf heights well above warning thresholds.
The current small south swell will continue to decline today, with only background south swell energy expected Wednesday through the weekend. A new small long-period south swell could give south shore surf a minor boost early next week. 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. Returning trades could give surf a boost along east facing shores early next week.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Waist to chest high E short period wind swell for the morning drops into the knee to waist high zone during the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE 20-25mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the early morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting SW 10-15mph.
WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with S winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WNW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal surf (ankle or less) for the morning with a knee to waist high ESE short period wind swell filling in during the afternoon.
Conditions: Bumpy/semi bumpy with E winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE 5-10mph in the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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