Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 31, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Tuesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Occasional showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds North winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.2 feet 02:23 PM HST.
Low -0.4 feet 08:31 PM HST.
High 2.9 feet 04:01 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 10:47 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:54 AM HST.
Sunset 5:52 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Tuesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then clear.
Hazy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming east.
Tides
Kona High 1.0 feet 03:01 PM HST.
Low -0.3 feet 09:08 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 04:39 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.6 feet 03:50 PM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 09:08 PM HST.
High 2.6 feet 04:40 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 11:24 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 12:01 PM HST.
High 0.7 feet 04:30 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:58 AM HST.
Sunset 5:56 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Medium northwest swell will continue through Tuesday. A large northwest swell is forecast to arrive Wednesday and will produce advisory level surf through Thursday night or Friday along north and west facing shores. An even larger northwest swell will arrive this weekend. Surf along south and east facing shores is expected to remain small this week, through conditions will likely be choppy along east shores due to the trade winds.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
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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

am        pm  

Surf: Waist to chest high N short period wind swell.

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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.

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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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