Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 31, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
South Facing | 3-5 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | ||||||
Winds | Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | ||||||
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Sunrise | 6:56 AM HST. | ||||||
Sunset | 6:11 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | ||||
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Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | ||||
Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph, becoming west after midnight. |
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Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. |
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High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
Winds | Southwest winds around 10 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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Sunrise | 6:56 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:11 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 3-5 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Northwest winds around 10 mph. |
Sunrise | 7:00 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:15 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms with isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Northeast winds around 10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 7:00 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:15 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current long-period northwest (310 degrees) swell and short-period northeast wind waves around Kauai have declined enough this morning to drop the remaining High Surf Advisory (HSA) as well. A small pulse of northwest swell is due Wednesday and Thursday, followed by a moderate north-northwest swell (350 degrees) this weekend. An out of season south swell will provide surf around summertime average today into Thursday.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Waist to stomach high E short period wind swell for the morning with occasional chest sets. This builds to stomach to shoulder high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Semi clean/textured in the morning with S winds 5-10mph. Sideshore/choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSE 15-20mph.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the W.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WNW less than 5mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Waist high E short period wind swell.
Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with SSW winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSE 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com