Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 08, 2023
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 5-7 | 6-8 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated 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 | 6:42 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:41 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming west after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:43 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:42 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Sunny until 11 AM, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:46 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:45 PM HST. |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:47 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:46 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A small, medium-period north swell will maintain elevated surf levels along north facing shores this morning. A moderate, medium- period northwest swell (320 deg) is slated to arrive this afternoon and build down the island chain through the evening. This swell will increase surf along north and west facing shores, likely reaching the High Surf Advisory threshold as it peaks late tonight into early Saturday morning. Surf will lower slightly as we head into the new week, but remain elevated due to another northerly pulse set to arrive Sunday night. A larger, moderate-period northwest swell (320 deg) is forecast to move through the local waters Tuesday through the middle of next week, peaking well above advisory level, then becoming more northerly (340-350 deg) as it slowly decreases heading into Thursday.
Surf along east facing shores will continue to smooth out as winds become light today. Beginning Sunday, rough and choppy surf will return to east facing beaches as easterly trades return. Along south facing shores, only small background swell energy is expected through the forecast period.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Waist to chest high E short period wind swell in the morning builds to chest to shoulder high for the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with SSE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting SE 20-25mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi choppy in the morning with WSW winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting N less than 5mph.
WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with N winds less than 5mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm 
Surf: Minimal surf (ankle or less) for the morning with a knee to thigh high ESE short period wind swell filling in during the afternoon.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE 5-10mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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