Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 28, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Friday
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
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 11:19 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 03:35 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:53 AM HST.
Sunset 5:50 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds North winds around 10 mph, becoming
northeast after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.2 feet 09:35 PM HST.
High 2.7 feet 04:59 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 11:55 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 04:16 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:53 AM HST.
Sunset 5:51 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Friday
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
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 11:56 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 04:13 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 12:32 PM HST.
High 0.7 feet 05:09 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:57 AM HST.
Sunset 5:54 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
clear. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph in the evening,
becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 10:12 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 05:37 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 10:15 PM HST.
High 2.4 feet 05:42 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 12:32 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 04:54 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 01:05 PM HST.
High 0.7 feet 05:50 PM HST.
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.

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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

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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  

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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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