Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 21, 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 6-8 6-8 6-8
East Facing 6-8 6-8 5-7 5-7
South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Cloudy. Occasional showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.8 feet 10:20 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 05:10 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:50 AM HST.
Sunset 5:46 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Occasional showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming east
after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.3 feet 12:35 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Cloudy. Showers likely.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 1.1 feet 06:38 AM HST.
High 1.6 feet 11:08 AM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 05:48 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:50 AM HST.
Sunset 5:47 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
south in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.4 feet 10:58 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 05:47 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.8 feet 06:26 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 11:15 AM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 05:48 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:54 AM HST.
Sunset 5:50 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.8 feet 01:13 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.1 feet 01:13 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.7 feet 07:15 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 11:46 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.6 feet 07:57 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 12:16 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:54 AM HST.
Sunset 5:51 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A moderate, medium period northwest swell will fill in slowly today, peak Friday before declining Saturday. A moderate to large long- period northwest swell is expected to fill in Sunday, peaking Sunday evening well into the High Surf Advisory criteria, and slowly drop Monday. Indications from forecast models is a large to extra large long- period northwest swell expected next week Tuesday into Wednesday above High Surf Warning levels.

Surf along south facing shores will see a series of small long period background energy keeping the south shore from going completely flat over the next few days. Surf along east facing shores has continued to decline but its compounded by short period wind waves from ongoing trades.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Chest to shoulder high N short period wind swell for the morning going more NNE and building into the chest to head range in the afternoon.

Conditions: Bumpy/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting NNW for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Waist to chest high N short period wind swell.

Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with NNE winds 10-15mph in the morning increasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.

WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Knee high NW short period wind swell in the morning with occasional thigh high sets. This drops a bit in the afternoon.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSE.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.

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

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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