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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 17, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Monday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 10-14 10-14 12-16 14-18
East Facing 6-8 6-8 12-16 14-18
South Facing 1-3 1-3 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.7 feet 06:54 AM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 02:01 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:48 AM HST.
Sunset 5:44 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds North winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.1 feet 06:45 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 12:19 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.5 feet 07:44 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 02:57 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:48 AM HST.
Sunset 5:45 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Monday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
South Facing 1-3 1-3 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 2.2 feet 07:32 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 02:38 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.4 feet 07:33 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 03:01 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:52 AM HST.
Sunset 5:48 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 0.9 feet 07:23 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 12:56 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.8 feet 08:33 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 01:11 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 2.0 feet 08:22 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 03:34 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.2 feet 08:24 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 03:47 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:52 AM HST.
Sunset 5:49 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A large, medium-period north to northeast swell arriving from a broad gale centered around 1600 nm northeast of the state will support warning level surf for east facing shores and advisory level surf for north facing shores Monday through Tuesday. A smaller north-northwest medium period swell will also fill in today, helping to boost surf along west facing shores. A small long period south swell will build into the region with a slight bump in south shore surf activity lasting into Tuesday.

Surf along north and west facing shores will remain elevated through Wednesday as medium to long period northwest swell energy moves through the region. The next larger northwest swell builds in near High Surf Advisory levels for north facing shores from Thursday to Friday.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to thigh high NNE short period wind swell with occasional waist high sets.

Conditions: Glassy with WNW winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting E for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the morning with E winds 5-10mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE less than 5mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop in the morning with NNE winds 10-15mph. Semi clean/textured conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the N.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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