XL Swell Expected for Northerly Exposures

Alerts

A Small Craft Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for Big Island windward waters and the Alenuihaha channel through 6 a.m. Thursday for northeast winds of 10 to 20 knots and rough seas of 8 to 14 feet. This advisory may need to be extended as another large NW swell is expected to build late in the day.

**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Big Island projected winds, tides, swell direction & period and expected wave heights.**

Big Island Surf Forecast, Tuesday December 9, 2014

Hilo side: Surf is expected well overhead to possibly double overhead or more at the best breaks.

Kona side: Surf is expected knee to shoulder high for the best exposures.

South: Southeast shores open to the trade swell could see waves knee to shoulder high, though slightly choppy conditions are expected. Minimal surf out of the southern hemisphere – knee high or less.

Our current north-northwest swell is expected to peak Tuesday morning. An overlapping swell is forecasted to help increase surf heights on Wednesday afternoon at possibly double to triple overhead or more at the best exposures. This swell is expected to peak Wednesday / Thursday. The Kona side will be heavily shadowed from these swells.

A series of swells are expected over the weekend and into next week as well.

Super small trace amounts of swell expected out of the SPAC. Not much to get excited about. Late in the weekend or early next week we could see a fun little boost.

Keep in mind, surf heights are measured on the face of the wave from trough to crest. Heights vary from beach to beach, and at the same beach, from break to break.  

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Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS