Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 28, 2023
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Sunday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 6-8 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:56 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:09 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Cloudy. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | North winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:56 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:10 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:00 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:13 PM HST. |
| Weather | Cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 7:00 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:14 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current northwest swell will continue to lower today. A series of moderate, medium to short period north swells will move through the local waters today into the first half of next week, helping to keep surf elevated along north facing shores. A long- period, moderate northwest swell (310 degrees) is expected to boost surf heights to advisory levels along north and west facing shores Sunday into Monday, before subsiding Tuesday. Choppy, east shore surf will become increasingly rough as the wind swell picks up over the next couple of days and some wrap from the north swells mixes in. Background south swells will keep surf small along south facing shores today and tomorrow, then will gradually pick up early next week as a small, long- period swell fills in.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee to thigh high N short period wind swell for the morning drops a bit during the afternoon.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Choppy/sideshore current conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 15-20mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NNW winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SSW winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ENE.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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