Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 08, 2024
Photo Credit: James Grenz
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Monday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| East Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | South winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | South winds around 10 mph, increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:56 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:57 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Monday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph early in the afternoon, becoming light and variable, then becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:00 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:01 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current small north-northwest swell will continue to slowly decline tonight, followed by a moderate northwest swell that will build down the island chain Monday. A gale low developing several hundred miles north of the islands on Monday will produce a large, short lived, medium period north-northwest swell that will build across the western end of the island chain Monday night and Tuesday. Surf will likely exceed the high surf advisory level along north facing shores of Kauai, while large surf may impact Oahu. The swell will decline to moderate levels on Wednesday and Thursday. Forecast confidence decreases later in the week due to uncertainty in the location and intensity of another surface low that could develop near Hawaii and produce a large, short to medium period northerly swell.
Moderate east shore surf will decline Monday, and while the source for east swell will fade through the rest of the week, some east shores will experience periods of larger wrapping north swell. Small surf will prevail on south shores this week, though conditions may become rough as southerly winds increase Monday and Tuesday.
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
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