Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI

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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
400 PM HST THU DEC 5 2013

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400 PM HST THU DEC 5 2013

SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT THEN
RISE TO 8 TO 10 FEET ON FRIDAY.

SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT...THEN
LOWER TO 2 TO 4 FEET ON FRIDAY.

SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT THEN RISE
TO 5 TO 7 FEET ON FRIDAY.

SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY.

OUTLOOK THROUGH WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11:
THE MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL SUBSIDE GRADUALLY ON SATURDAY. A
NORTH/NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE SATURDAY AND PEAK
CLOSE TO ADVISORY LEVELS ON SUNDAY. SMALL TO MODERATE SURF ALONG
EAST-FACING SHORES WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY THROUGH 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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