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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 07, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 5-7 5-7 4-6 4-6
East Facing 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5
South Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.8 feet 10:51 AM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 05:41 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:42 AM HST.
Sunset 5:41 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.0 feet 12:47 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 1.0 feet 06:27 AM HST.
High 1.7 feet 11:28 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:42 AM HST.
Sunset 5:41 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.4 feet 11:29 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.8 feet 06:35 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 11:40 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:46 AM HST.
Sunset 5:45 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low 0.1 feet 06:18 PM HST.
High 1.6 feet 01:25 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 06:22 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 01:34 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.7 feet 07:04 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 12:06 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.7 feet 07:46 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 12:28 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:46 AM HST.
Sunset 5:45 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Curent north-northwest swell continues to fade, as an overlapping small medium-period north swell will fills in today. A new moderate medium- period northwest swell will boost north and west facing shores as it builds in Friday afternoon and peaks on Saturday.

Surf along east facing shores will be rough and choppy before declining through the week. Small surf will continue along south facing shores with only small background swell energy in the forecast.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to waist to chest high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting SE 20-25mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Bumpy/semi bumpy in the morning with W winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW less than 5mph.

WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NW.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to thigh high ESE short period wind swell for the morning with occasional waist high sets. This builds in the afternoon with sets up to chest high.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with E winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SE.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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