Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 01, 2022
Forecast for Big Island Leeward![](https://www.weather.gov/images/hfo/graphics/zoneShade/HIZ023-026-051.PNG)
Shores | Today | Sunday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Partly sunny until 12 PM, then cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. |
Winds | West winds around 5 mph. |
Sunrise | 6:59 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:57 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The recently elevated east facing shore chop and background northeast wind wave swell will gradually subside into the weekend as a result of relatively weakened south to southeasterly winds. The first swell of the new year will be that of a moderate, medium period northwest swell. This swell will arrive tonight into early Sunday and then fade Monday. Next week's large northwest swell is timed to reach north and west facing shores sometime Wednesday. This swell has a good probability of generating high surf that will likely be within solid High Surf Advisory thresholds by Thursday, possibly nearing High Surf Warning heights. A large swell emanating from a late week gale low east of the Kuril Islands may produce high to XL surf next weekend.
NORTH EAST
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pm
Surf: Waist to chest high ENE short period wind swell.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with WSW winds 5-10mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ENE less than 5mph.
NORTH WEST
am
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW.
WEST
am
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with ESE winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSW.
SOUTH EAST
am
pm
Surf: Waist high E short period wind swell.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SW winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting S 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com