Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 19, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Sunday | |||
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| Surf | Surf | ||||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | ||
| North Facing | 7-10 | 6-8 | 5-7 | 4-6 | |
| East Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 3-5 | |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | |
| Weather | Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | North winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
| Winds | North winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:04 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Hazy. |
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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 | 6:08 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current long period northwest swell will steadily decline through the rest of the weekend. This will translate to declining surf through the rest of the weekend along north and west facing shores. A High Surf Advisory is posted for exposed north and west facing shores. through the day Sunday. The next northwest swell is scheduled to arrive next Tuesday into Wednesday. This swell could generate advisory level surf along many north and west-facing shores.
East-facing shore surf will become more choppy the next couple of days as the trades build, and background south swell will keep surf small on south facing shores through the coming week.
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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