Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 27, 2022
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Friday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 4-6 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
Weather | Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 7:00 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:14 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current northwest swell will slowly decrease today and tonight and remain below advisory thresholds through Friday afternoon. The next in a series of northwest swells will arrive by Friday night, pushing surf heights along exposed north and west facing shores into the low end High Surf Advisory (HSA) range. Another larger northwest swell arrives on Tuesday morning with solid HSA conditions expected from Tuesday into Wednesday.
South shore surf will remain very small today and tomorrow, with a small boost possible from Friday into the weekend. Very small surf will continue along east facing shores into early next week.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting SE 5-10mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 10-15mph.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ENE.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com