Hawaii County Surf Forecast for November 08, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
PM | AM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | ||||
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Low Temperature | Around 70. | ||||
Winds | North winds around 10 mph. | ||||
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Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
Winds | North winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:24 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:43 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
PM | AM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly clear. |
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Low Temperature | Around 70. |
Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming east. |
Swell Summary
Per nearshore PacIOOS buoy observations at Hanalei and Waimea, swell out of the northerly quadrant is dominated by a small medium to long period NW (310-330) and a moderate but shorter period NNE (350-020) swell. This translates to small surf along N and W facing shores that will hold through today and then decline tonight. Existing NW swell will then be reinforced by a new moderate long period NW (320-330) swell that will maintain elevated surf through the first half of the weekend before it declines during Sunday. The first half of next week will then feature a moderate long period NW (320) swell that will peak Monday into Monday night only to be quickly followed by a borderline large NW (320) long period swell the forerunners of which should begin arriving late Tuesday. This latter swell will likely elevate surf to the High Surf Advisory threshold for N and W facing shores on Wednesday. Surf along east-facing shores will remain elevated and choppy through the middle of next week due to the strong trade winds. Surf along south-facing shores will remain small and near the seasonal average through the middle of 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