Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 05, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 6-8 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
East Facing | 5-7 | 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 lower 80s. | |||||
Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:56 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 5:55 PM HST. |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. | ||||
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||
Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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Weather | Partly sunny. Showers likely. | ||||||
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | ||||||
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 | Saturday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
AM | PM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 7:00 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:59 PM HST. |
Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 7:00 AM HST. |
Sunset | 5:59 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A large, long-period northwest swell will slowly decline this afternoon through the weekend. A new moderate, long-period northwest swell will build Monday, peak Monday night and Tuesday, then gradually decline through the middle of next week.
Surf along east facing shores will remain rough and choppy through the weekend. By early next week, east facing shores will gradually decline. Surf along south facing shores will remain small through the weekend. South shore surf could get rough and choppy Monday through the middle of next week as south to southwest winds pick up.
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