Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 11, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Saturday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 4-6 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:59 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Saturday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 6 PM, then mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast. |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:03 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current northwest swell will gradually decline tonight. The High Surf Advisory (HSA) for exposed north and west facing shores has been cancelled, however, near advisory level will continue through the late afternoon and early evening before falling overnight.
A new long-period northwest swell will arrive late Saturday and Saturday night, peak Sunday into Sunday night, then lower on Monday. This swell will give another boost to surf along north and west facing shores, but will likely remain below advisory levels. A pair of overlapping northwest swells will then move through early next week, with the first arriving early Monday, peaking late Monday and Monday night. The second will build Monday night, peak Tuesday then gradually decline through next Thursday. These overlapping swells may bring another round of advisory level surf to most north and west facing shores Monday afternoon through Tuesday night.
East shore surf not exposed to the series of northwest swells will gradually rise through Saturday as the trades return over and upstream of the islands. Surf along east facing shores will then hold relatively steady Sunday, then lower a bit Monday through Wednesday as the trades ease slightly. East shore surf could trend lower again late next week as an approaching front disrupts the trades over the islands.
South shore surf will remain very small through the middle of next week. An out of season long-period south swell may move through the islands late next week, bringing a sizable boost to south shore surf.
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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