Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 16, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Monday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds around 10 mph, becoming northwest in the evening, then becoming south after midnight. |
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:47 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:44 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Monday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:51 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:48 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf along north and west shores will be at a minimum during the during the next 24 hours, followed by a significant rise for much of the coming week. The current small northwest swell should be reinforced by a moderate pulse of north-northwest swell that will arrive late Monday and peak on Tuesday. The first of several large long-period northwest swells will build through the day on Tuesday and will produce surf well above High Surf Advisory levels by Tuesday night and Wednesday. Surf will likely exceed High Surf Warning levels Thursday into next weekend.
Mainly small surf is due elsewhere. As trades decline overnight then become disrupted, east shore surf will be small through much of the week, aside from some wrap from larger northwest swell Wednesday into next weekend. Surf along south facing shores will seasonally small.
Peak monthly tides combined with water levels running higher than predicted could lead to minor coastal flooding issues for vulnerable low-lying coastal areas between midnight and daybreak.
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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