Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 27, 2025
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 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. |
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:09 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Monday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:13 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The primary swells will remain out of the north throughout the week. This will feature a mix of rough, short-period wind waves from the strong northerly winds expected locally early in the week, and medium-period northerly swells. Guidance remains in good agreement for an upward trend in surf along all exposed north facing shores from Tuesday through late in the week. Surf heights could reach the advisory level for north facing shores Wednesday through Friday.
Surf along the east-facing shores not exposed to northerly swells will remain small each day due to the lack of local trades and upstream swells.
Surf along south-facing shores will remain around the seasonal average through midweek, with a mix of short-period southeast swells and occasional background south swells. Uncertainty increases late in the week, with the potential for southerly winds to evolve, which could translate to a brief period of rough, short- period surf.
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




