Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 17, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| East Facing | 4-6 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. |
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:48 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:44 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph early, becoming light and variable. |
| 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 | 6:52 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:48 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
While small surf will prevail in the short term, increasing swell energy from the NNW is expected to bring a modest increase in surf tonight and Tuesday. Surf will then rise more significantly from Tuesday night through Friday, becoming extra large and necessitating a High Surf Warning for exposed N and W facing shores during its peak. More extra large surf along N and W shores is anticipated next weekend.
NORTH EAST
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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
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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
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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
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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




