Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 24, 2023
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Monday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:51 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:48 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west after midnight. |
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Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Monday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:55 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:52 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A large long period north-northwest swell will continue to build this morning and peak later today. A series of back-to-back, High Surf Warning (HSW) level north- northwest swells will impact the islands this week. The first looks to gradually build in Tuesday and peak Tuesday night into Wednesday. Another reinforcing north-northwest swell, potentially even larger than the previous one, may fill in Thursday and peak Thursday night into Friday.
Surf along east facing shores will steadily lower through the week as the trades ease. With the angle of the series of large north- northwest swells impacting the islands, areas exposed along east facing shores will see elevated surf. Surf along south facing shores will remain small through the middle of the week, as background south- southwest swells move through.
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
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 
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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