Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 01, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Tonight | Wednesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
PM | AM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers. | |||||
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight. |
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Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Tonight | Wednesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
PM | AM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly clear. Hazy. |
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east. |
Swell Summary
A new northwest swell will arrive with the New Year, with surf reaching low end advisory levels for Niihau, Kauai and Oahu Wednesday afternoon. A High Surf Advisory for those islands will likely be expanded to Maui County. This swell is expected to fall below advisory levels Thursday afternoon. A larger northwest swell is expected to arrive Friday night, and quickly build to warning levels Saturday, before beginning to subside late Sunday, with advisory level surf likely into Monday.
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