Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 30, 2022
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast![](https://www.weather.gov/images/hfo/graphics/zoneShade/HIZ052-053-054.PNG)
Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
East Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
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 | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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Sunrise | 6:54 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:51 PM HST. |
Weather | Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph. | |||||
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Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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Sunrise | 6:54 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:52 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward![](https://www.weather.gov/images/hfo/graphics/zoneShade/HIZ023-026-051.PNG)
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES
Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 6-8 | 7-10 | 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 | 6:58 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:56 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A new medium-period west-northwest swell has arrived in the coastal waters. A High Surf Advisory was issued earlier for north and west facing shores. Surf appears to have reached advisory levels around Kauai and Oahu, and possibly Molokai and Maui, this early morning. And west facing shores of the Big Island could see advisory level surf by day break. Surf is expected to continue to build today. Also, a strong low developing east of Japan looks to merge with a large complex system that could generate a long-period and larger northwest swell that would reach the islands late Sunday into Monday. This looks to be a warning level surf event.
NORTH EAST
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pm
Surf: Waist to chest high SE short period wind swell for the morning going more E during the day.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SE winds 10-15mph in the morning decreasing to 5-10mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
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pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.
WEST
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pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
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pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with ENE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NE.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com