Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 29, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES


Shores Today Saturday
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
TODAY

Weather Cloudy until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 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.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 10:13 PM HST.
High 2.6 feet 05:34 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 12:30 PM HST.
High 1.1 feet 05:02 PM HST.
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
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast 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.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Light and variable winds.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 10:50 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 10:55 PM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming
southwest around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 2.1 feet 06:12 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 01:07 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 05:40 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.3 feet 06:16 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 01:38 PM HST.
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.

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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