Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 16, 2023
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 10-14 | 8-12 | 8-12 | 8-12 |
| East Facing | 7-9 | 6-8 | 6-8 | 6-8 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 PM, then mostly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | ||||||
| Winds | North winds around 15 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 lower 60s. | ||||
| Winds | North winds 10 to 15 mph. | ||||
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:48 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:44 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | Around 80. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:51 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:48 PM HST. |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:52 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:48 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Rough conditions will continue along north and east facing shores due to breezy northeast winds and a mix of north to northeast wind and ground swell driving surf well above normal for east facing shores. The trend will persist through early next week as a large northeast swell arrives Monday, which could drive east facing shores to the warning level. A downward trend is then expected Tuesday through midweek. A small, long-period southwest swell is expected to fill in Monday through Tuesday, then persist through midweek. A long-period northwest swell will lead to the surf trending upward along exposed north and west facing shores late next week.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee to waist high NE short period wind swell with occasional stomach high sets.
Conditions: Glassy with WNW winds less than 5mph in the morning shifting NNE for the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSW.
WEST
am pm 
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Fairly clean in the early morning with ESE winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting S.
SOUTH EAST
am 
pm 
Surf: Knee to thigh high ENE short period wind swell with occasional waist high sets.
Conditions: Semi clean/textured in the morning with N winds 10-15mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNE 15-20mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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