Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 26, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| East Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, increasing to west around 15 mph in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:08 PM HST. | |||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:09 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Today | Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:13 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current moderate medium period west-northwest swell will continue to decline through Saturday. Another WNW swell will arrive Sunday and Monday into the High Surf Advisory levels along select north and west facing shores, and may impact leeward Big Island as well. Another storm is currently developing in the far northwest Pacific and is forecasted to track eastward and merge with the low that will produce this weekends swell. As a result, a large to extra-large long period west- northwest swell is expected Tuesday and could push surf heights to High Surf Warning levels.
Short-period choppy wind waves along south and west facing shores will ease as winds trend down today, but will likely redevelop again over the weekend as southwest winds increase again. Surf along east facing shores will remain small due to the lack of easterly trade winds. Surf along south facing shores will remain small except for areas exposed to the west wrap.
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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