Hawaii County Surf Forecast for November 08, 2022
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast![](https://www.weather.gov/images/hfo/graphics/zoneShade/HIZ052-053-054.PNG)
Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
East Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Partly sunny. Numerous showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
Winds | Northeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:24 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:43 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
Winds | North winds around 5 mph. | |||||
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Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:25 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:43 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward![](https://www.weather.gov/images/hfo/graphics/zoneShade/HIZ023-026-051.PNG)
Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:29 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:47 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The strong trade winds in the vicinity of and upstream of the islands will likely maintain slightly elevated, rough surf along east facing shores into mid-week.
A series of small to moderate north-northeast swells are expected through Friday. These swells were mostly aimed east of the state so there is a larger margin of error during the next several days. We should see a small, medium-period north-northeast swell begin to arrive later today, followed by a slightly larger pulse Thursday. These swells should provide a modest boost in surf heights along most north facing shores and select east facing shores from Wednesday through Friday. Looking ahead to the weekend, a large northwest swell arriving late Friday night will likely cause surf to reach the High Surf Advisory criteria along most north and west facing shores of the smaller islands starting Saturday. Exposed areas could also see seas reaching the Small Craft Advisory threshold of 10 feet during the peak of the swell sometime late Saturday through Saturday night.
Surf along south facing shores will remain small through most of this week with minimal background energy. A small, long-period south-southwest swell, which may arrive as early as Friday, could potentially provide a noticeable boost in surf heights along south facing shores this weekend.
NORTH EAST
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pm
Surf: Waist to stomach high ENE short period wind swell.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Semi clean/textured conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the S.
NORTH WEST
am
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
WEST
am
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the early morning with N winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting NNW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am
pm
Surf: Knee to waist high E short period wind swell.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ENE 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com