Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 29, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 14-18 | 14-18 | 14-18 | 12-16 |
| East Facing | 6-8 | 6-8 | 8-12 | 8-12 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Cloudy until 12 PM, then partly sunny. Numerous showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:53 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:51 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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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 | 6:54 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:51 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 6-8 | 6-8 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:55 PM HST. |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:58 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:55 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The large, long period, north northwest and north swells will continue to slowly subside while shifting out of the more northeasterly direction today. As the north swells become more northeasterly (010-020), surf along east facing shores exposed to the north swell will become elevated while west facing shore surf eases Saturday. A new large, long period, northwest (320 deg) swell will arrive late Saturday and Sunday, that could boost north and west facing shores back above advisory levels into early next week.
Surf along south facing shores will remain around the winter average through the next 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
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