Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 19, 2022
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 6-8 | 6-8 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
| South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:09 PM HST. |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:09 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A building west-northwest swell will bring High Surf to exposed north and west facing shores as it peaks today, including west facing shores of the Big Island. This swell will gradually diminish tonight into Thursday. A powerful long-period west-northwest swell is expected to build Friday, peak Friday night and Saturday, then gradually diminish Sunday and Monday. A High Surf Warning will likely be necessary for exposed north and west facing shores, including the west facing shores of the Big Island. A small to moderate east- northeast swell is also possible over the weekend.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 10-15mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE 15-20mph.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the early morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the W.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with NE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ESE.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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