Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 15, 2022
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast![](https://www.weather.gov/images/hfo/graphics/zoneShade/HIZ052-053-054.PNG)
Shores | Today | Friday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 10-14 |
East Facing | 5-7 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:47 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:44 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
Winds | South winds around 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. |
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Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
Winds | Light and variable winds. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:47 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:44 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward![](https://www.weather.gov/images/hfo/graphics/zoneShade/HIZ023-026-051.PNG)
Shores | Today | Friday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 1-3 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:51 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:48 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Light and variable winds. |
Sunrise | 6:51 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:48 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A large northwest (320 degree) swell will build into the region this afternoon and evening near Kauai and then spread southeastward to Oahu, Molokai and Maui later tonight. Surf heights along north facing shores will quickly rise into High Surf Warning (HSW) levels and west facing shores into High Surf Advisory levels by Friday. This swell will decline through the weekend, followed by another much larger northwest (310-320 degree) swell building into the region exceeding HSW levels from Sunday night through Tuesday.
East shore surf will maintaining moderate surf heights through this afternoon. Otherwise, no significant surf is due for east and south shores for the remainder of the week.
NORTH EAST
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pm
Surf: Knee to thigh high fading E short period wind swell for the morning with only minimal surf during the afternoon.
Conditions: Semi clean/textured in the morning with S winds 10-15mph. Choppy/disorganized conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ESE.
NORTH WEST
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pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SSW winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.
WEST
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pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SW winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW.
SOUTH EAST
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pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with ESE winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SE.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com