Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 17, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Wednesday
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
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 1.0 feet 07:08 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 10:30 AM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 05:23 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:57 AM HST.
Sunset 6:02 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.6 feet 01:15 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.8 feet 08:02 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 11:48 AM HST.
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
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.7 feet 07:45 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 11:08 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.5 feet 08:19 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 11:53 AM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 05:55 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:01 AM HST.
Sunset 6:06 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Hazy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 2.1 feet 01:53 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.3 feet 01:44 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

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.
Tides
Kona Low 0.6 feet 08:39 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 12:26 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 09:11 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 01:13 PM HST.
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.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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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