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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 26, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Friday
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
TODAY

Weather Cloudy. A chance of showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.2 feet 06:30 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 01:14 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:57 AM HST.
Sunset 6:08 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.6 feet 07:31 PM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 12:58 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Cloudy. Showers likely with isolated
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.9 feet 06:59 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 01:56 PM HST.
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
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers with isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.8 feet 07:08 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 01:51 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.8 feet 07:25 AM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 02:13 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:01 AM HST.
Sunset 6:12 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph in the evening,
becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona High 1.3 feet 08:09 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 01:35 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.4 feet 08:54 PM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 02:21 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 07:37 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 02:33 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.4 feet 08:03 AM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 02:48 PM HST.
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

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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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