Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI

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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
400 AM HST SAT MAR 8 2014

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400 AM HST SAT MAR 8 2014

...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES UNTIL 6 AM HST
SUNDAY...

SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 20 TO 30 FEET TODAY...
LOWERING TO 14 TO 20 FEET SUNDAY.

SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 12 TO 20 FEET TODAY...
LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 FEET SUNDAY.

SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY.

SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY.

OUTLOOK THROUGH FRIDAY MARCH 14:
A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK TODAY...WITH SURF REACHING WARNING
LEVELS ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES. THE SWELL WILL DIMINISH
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A NEW MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVING TUESDAY
WILL PEAK WEDNESDAY...LIKELY BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL.

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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