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surf zone forecast
national weather service honolulu hi
400 am hst fri dec 6 2013
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400 am hst fri dec 6 2013
surf along north facing shores will be 4 to 8 feet today...rising to
7 to 10 feet tonight...and continuing through saturday.
surf along east facing shores will be 2 to 4 feet today through
saturday.
surf along west facing shores will be 3 to 5 feet today...rising to
5 to 7 feet tonight...and continuing through saturday.
surf along south facing shores will be 1 to 2 feet through saturday.
outlook through thursday december 12:
the new northwest swell...slated to arrive today...has been pushed
back to this evening. this swell will be reinforced by a longer
period north northwest swell saturday...with surf peaking close to
advisory levels on sunday. the swell will gradually subside starting
sunday night. the short period trade wind swell will be slightly
smaller over the weekend.
surf heights are forecast heights of the face or front of waves. the
surf forecast is based on the significant wave height...the average
height of the one third largest waves...in the zone of maximum
refraction. some waves may be more than twice as high as the
significant wave height. expect to encounter rip currents in or near
any surf zone.
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