Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 08, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Wednesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 6-8 | 7-10 | 7-10 | 8-12 |
| East Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Hazy. Isolated showers. | ||||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:56 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:57 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
HIGH SURF WARNING FOR WEST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Tonight | Wednesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 10-14 | 10-14 | 10-14 | 12-16 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 10 mph, becoming southeast in the evening, then becoming northeast after midnight. |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 7:00 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:01 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Overlapping large to extra large long-period swells will maintain warning level surf along most north and west facing shores through Thursday. Wave heights have increased throughout the day at buoys 51001 and 51101 northwest of Kauai, though the Hanalei and Waimea buoys have held relatively steady thus far. This evening and tonight, however, expect that surf along north and west facing shores will trend up to extra-large heights as a significant NW swell builds. This swell will peak on Wednesday, then gradually diminish from Thursday into Saturday, with surf falling below High Surf Warning levels Thursday night and falling below High Surf Advisory heights by Saturday. As some of the swell is being generated by an extensive fetch of west to northwest winds passing just north of the islands, a wide range of wave periods is expected. A new, moderate northwest swell is possible Sunday.
Locally strong southwest winds will bring choppy wind waves to south and west facing shores (especially on Kauai and Oahu) through tonight before diminishing. Surf along east facing shores will remain small throughout the next few days.
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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