Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 28, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Friday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 6-8 | 10-14 | 12-16 | 12-16 |
East Facing | 5-7 | 6-8 | 6-8 | 6-8 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
Winds | North winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:53 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:50 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
Winds | North winds around 10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight. |
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Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
Winds | East winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:53 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:51 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Friday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:54 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly clear. Isolated showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. |
Winds | East winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. |
Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:55 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current large northwest swell will continue to trend down in the early morning hours. An extra-large north-northwest (340 deg) swell will build in quickly this morning maintaining warning level surf through tonight. A mix of north (360-020 deg) and northwest (320 deg) swell energy impacting exposed beaches will likely support advisory- level surf by this weekend.
Surf along east facing shores will remain small through the week except for areas exposed to the north swell. Surf along south facing shores will remain around the winter average through the week.
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