Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 06, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
PM | AM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
Weather | Sunny until 6 PM, then partly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight. |
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Weather | Sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
Winds | North winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:41 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:41 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
PM | AM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight. |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:45 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:45 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Northwest swell will continue to move through island waters over the next several days, keeping surf elevated along exposed north and west facing shores. A High Surf Advisory has been posted for north and west facing shores of Niihau and Kauai through Friday due to a jump at the Hanalei buoy late this afternoon. A fresh pulse of medium-period north northwest swell may arrive on Saturday, with another pulse possible on Monday.
Elsewhere, a small south swell will continue to diminish through tomorrow. Another long-period south swell is expected by this weekend.
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