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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 06, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 5-7 5-7 4-6 3-5
East Facing 5-7 5-7 4-6 4-6
South Facing 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 1.1 feet 06:45 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 10:07 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 05:11 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:56 AM HST.
Sunset 5:55 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.3 feet 01:05 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 1.0 feet 07:47 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 11:11 AM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 05:56 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:56 AM HST.
Sunset 5:56 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.8 feet 07:22 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 10:45 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 05:48 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.7 feet 08:06 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 11:20 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 05:43 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:00 AM HST.
Sunset 5:59 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Light and variable winds.
Tides
Kona High 1.9 feet 01:43 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.1 feet 01:34 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.7 feet 08:24 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 11:49 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.5 feet 08:59 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 12:38 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:00 AM HST.
Sunset 6:00 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current northwest swell will continue to slowly decline through the weekend. A new moderate sized long-period northwest swell will build Monday, peak below advisory levels Monday night and Tuesday, then gradually decline through Wednesday. A medium period northwest swell reinforcement will give north and west shore surf a boost on Thursday. A new long-period northwest swell will then build Thursday night, potentially building surf to warning levels on Friday.

Surf along east facing shores will remain elevated today then gradually decline Sunday through late next week. Surf along south facing shores will remain small through the weekend, with only background southerly swells. South shore surf could get rough and choppy Monday through much of next week as south to southwest winds ramp up ahead of a couple passing cold fronts.

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  

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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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