Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 18, 2022

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward










Shores
Today
Wednesday




Surf

Surf




AM
PM
AM
PM 




West Facing
1-3
1-3
6-8
6-8 




South Facing
1-3
1-3
1-3
1-3 







TODAY







Weather
Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. 




High Temperature
In the lower 80s. 




Winds
Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming

                            west in the afternoon.		











Tides




   Kona
Low 0.4 feet 11:19 AM HST.




High 1.0 feet 03:55 PM HST.




   Kawaihae
Low 0.1 feet 11:55 AM HST.




High 0.7 feet 04:38 PM HST.











Sunrise
7:01 AM HST. 




Sunset
6:08 PM HST.









TONIGHT







Weather
Partly cloudy. 




Low Temperature
In the mid 60s. 




Winds
North winds around 5 mph.











Tides




   Kona
Low -0.2 feet 09:54 PM HST.




High 2.1 feet 05:09 AM HST.




   Kawaihae
Low -0.2 feet 09:57 PM HST.




High 2.4 feet 05:14 AM HST.
















WEDNESDAY







Weather
Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. 




High Temperature
In the lower 80s. 




Winds
Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming

                            west in the afternoon.		











Tides




   Kona
Low 0.3 feet 11:50 AM HST.




High 1.0 feet 04:32 PM HST.




   Kawaihae
Low 0.1 feet 12:23 PM HST.




High 0.8 feet 05:15 PM HST.











Sunrise
7:01 AM HST. 




Sunset
6:09 PM HST.









Swell Summary




Buoy 51001, northwest of the state, has just now begun to rise with the new northwest (310 degrees) swell over the last couple of hours. The swell appears to be running later than guidance, so swell heights will likely rise locally later this afternoon through tonight, with a peak Wednesday. Surf generated by this swell is expected to reach High Surf Advisory (HSA) criteria along most north and west facing shores of the smaller islands on Wednesday. With its slightly more westerly direction, this swell could push surf near or above the 8 foot HSA criteria along west facing shores of the Big Island later Wednesday. This swell will gradually lower Thursday, The initial forerunners from a larger northwest swell (of similar direction) will arrive early Friday. This swell is expected to rise rapidly, with resulting surf likely exceeding High Surf Warning (HSW) thresholds along most north and west facing shores of the smaller islands from as early as Friday afternoon, but most likely that evening. An HSA will likely be required for the west facing shores of Big Island Friday night as well, with a possible HSW by early Saturday morning. 




NORTH EAST 



				  am        pm  



				  Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.



				  Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with SSE winds 10-15mph in the morning shifting ESE 15-20mph in the afternoon. 


NORTH WEST 



				  am        pm  



				  Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.



				  Conditions: Fairly clean in the early morning with S winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting SW 10-15mph. 


WEST 



				  am        pm  



				  Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.



				  Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSW. 


SOUTH EAST 



				  am        pm  



				  Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.



				  Conditions: Bumpy/semi bumpy with E winds 5-10mph. 




Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com