Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 04, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Friday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 2-4 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
East Facing | 4-6 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
South Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
Winds | South winds around 10 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. |
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Sunrise | 6:55 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:54 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:56 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:55 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Today | Friday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:59 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:58 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 7:00 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:59 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A moderate to large sized long-period northwest swell will build through the morning, then peak at advisory levels along most north and west facing shores of the smaller islands tonight through Friday. Surf along east facing shores will steadily climb through the week due to a combination of the southeasterly winds locally and the upstream trade wind belt. Surf along south facing shores will remain small through the weekend, with only background southerly swells.
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