Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 26, 2023
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Friday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Cloudy. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:08 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. |
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| Weather | Cloudy. Showers likely with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:09 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
HIGH SURF WARNING FOR WEST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Today | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 8-12 | 8-12 | 6-8 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:12 PM HST. |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:13 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A long period XL northwest swell (300-320 degree) will gradually fade over the rest of the week. As this northwest swell continues to fade and new moderate north swell will fill in Friday that will keep surf elevated, especially along north facing shores. A new extra long period moderate northwest swell (310 degree) is expected to boost surf heights back to High Surf Advisory levels along north and west facing shores Sunday into Monday. Surf along east facing shores will remain small and choppy due to the combination of tradewind swell and wrap from the north to northwest swells through early next week. Elsewhere, small surf remains in the forecast for south and east facing shores into early next week.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with S winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SE 10-15mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy with E winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting NW less than 5mph in the afternoon.
WEST
am pm 
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with E winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNW less than 5mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with NNW winds 5-10mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NE less than 5mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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