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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 13, 2023

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 15-20 12-16 8-12 6-8
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 3-5 1-3 1-3 2-4
TODAY

Weather Sunny.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.0 feet 06:51 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 02:02 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:57 AM HST.
Sunset 6:00 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.3 feet 08:29 PM HST.
Low 1.0 feet 01:12 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming east
in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.8 feet 07:20 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 02:48 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:57 AM HST.
Sunset 6:00 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 5-7 4-6 3-5 3-5
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4
TODAY

Weather Sunny. Hazy.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.6 feet 07:29 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 02:39 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.6 feet 07:42 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 02:54 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:01 AM HST.
Sunset 6:04 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly clear. Hazy.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.1 feet 09:07 PM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 01:49 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.2 feet 09:48 PM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 02:48 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Hazy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.4 feet 07:58 AM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 03:25 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.4 feet 08:18 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 03:29 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:01 AM HST.
Sunset 6:04 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A large north swell is on the downward trend today although still in High Surf Advisory (HSA) criteria. Large surf will persist for most north and west facing shores through the weekend as another powerful long period northwest (310 degrees) swell is expected to rise Saturday and hold through Sunday. Surf for east facing shores will remain small except areas exposed to the north swell which may see some wrap through Saturday. After this long-lived swell eases, surf heights early next week looks to remain below HSA heights along all shores as moderate- sized northwest swells arrive, with a small south swell possible this weekend.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Waist to chest high ESE short period wind swell for the morning. This fades in the afternoon with sets up to stomach high.

Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting SE 20-25mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NW 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Fairly clean in the early morning with N winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting NW 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal surf (ankle or less) for the morning with a knee to thigh high SE short period wind swell filling in during the afternoon.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy with ESE winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting SE 5-10mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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