Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 31, 2024
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
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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 |
Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy. Occasional showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
Winds | North winds around 10 mph. | ||||||
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Weather | Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers. | ||||
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High Temperature | Around 80. | ||||
Winds | Northeast winds around 10 mph. | ||||
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Sunrise | 6:54 AM HST. | ||||
Sunset | 5:52 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
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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 |
Weather | Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then clear. Hazy. Isolated showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming east. |
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
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