Hawaii County Surf Forecast for November 22, 2023
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 10-14 | 10-14 | 8-12 | 8-12 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Cloudy until 12 PM, then mostly sunny. Showers likely. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:32 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:40 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. | ||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph. | ||||
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Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:36 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:44 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current north swell (360-010 degrees) is still produce surf and seas near to just below advisory level. The swell is expected to slowly trend down today into Thursday. An extra large, long period (17-20 seconds) northwest (320 degrees) swell is on schedule to arrive Thursday. This swell will peak Thursday night into Friday, producing dangerously large surf for north and west facing shores, that will warrant a High Surf Warning.
Surf along east facing shores will remain rough and choppy for the next day or so, due to the combination of breezy trade winds and the decreasing north swell wrapping into exposed locations. Less choppy conditions are expected later in the week as wind speeds relax, however locations exposed to north swell wrap will still see elevated surf due to the extra large northwest swell mentioned above.
Surf along south facing shores will remain small through the rest of week. The next small, long- period south- southwest swell is expected to fill in over the weekend, keeping surf from going flat.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee to thigh high NNE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to stomach high.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting SE 15-20mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture with SSW winds 5-10mph in the morning shifting SW for the afternoon.
WEST
am pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NNW winds less than 5mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with E winds 5-10mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SE less than 5mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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