Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 24, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 8-12 | 8-12 | 8-12 | 7-10 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly clear. Hazy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest. |
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Hazy. Scattered showers. | ||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | ||||
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:07 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph in the afternoon, becoming light and variable, then becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:11 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A combination of north northwest and north swells will produce large disorganized surf along north facing shores. The swells are expected to gradually decline Friday through the weekend. A High Surf Advisory remains in effect for north facing exposures through 6 pm HST Friday. A series of moderate northwest and north swells are possible early next week.
Aside from areas exposed to wrap from north swells, east shore surf will remain well below normal through the middle of next week.
South shore surf will remain at background very small levels through the middle of next week.
NORTH EAST
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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
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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
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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
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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




