Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 18, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| East Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:03 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 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 lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:04 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Hazy. Isolated showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:02 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:07 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A couple new reinforcing northwest swells are expected today and tomorrow, which should maintain moderate surf along north facing shores. A larger northwest swell should bring another round of advisory level surf to north and west facing shores on Friday, with a dip below advisory levels forecast for Saturday. A much larger northwest swell is expected Sunday through Monday with surf heights well above warning thresholds during its peak Sunday afternoon through Sunday night. Minimal surf is expected along south and east facing shores.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal surf (ankle or less) for the morning with a waist to chest high E short period wind swell filling in during the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE 15-20mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the early morning with S winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.
WEST
am pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SE 5-10mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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