Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 01, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Tuesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:54 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:52 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
Winds | Northeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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Sunrise | 6:55 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:53 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Tuesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:59 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:57 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current long period northwest swell will remain steady today, hovering near low end High Surf Advisory (HSA) thresholds. The current HSA was extended in time through this afternoon for most north and west facing shores of the smaller islands. Surf heights are forecast to fall just below advisory thresholds by this evening as the swell period continues to decline. A small north swell will also linger through the day today before fading by tonight. A series of reinforcing long period northwest swells will arrive this week, likely bringing north and west shore surf back into advisory levels from Thursday through Friday before gradually declining over the weekend.
South and east shore surf will remain on the small side, with east shore surf building from Tuesday into next weekend as trade winds strengthen over and upstream of the island chain.
NORTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Chest to shoulder high N short period wind swell for the morning going more NNE and building into the chest to head range in the afternoon.
Conditions: Bumpy/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting NNW for the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am pm
Surf: Waist to chest high N short period wind swell.
Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with NNE winds 10-15mph in the morning increasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.
WEST
am pm
Surf: Knee high NW short period wind swell in the morning with occasional thigh high sets. This drops a bit in the afternoon.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSE.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Knee high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.
Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting N 20-25mph in the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com