Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI

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SURF ZONE FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1034 AM HST SUN DEC 8 2013

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1034 AM HST SUN DEC 8 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES...

SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 10 TO 15 FEET TODAY...8 TO
12 TONIGHT...AND THEN 6 TO 10 FEET MONDAY.

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

SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 7 TO 10 FEET TODAY...5 TO 8
FEET TONIGHT...AND THEN 3 TO 6 FEET MONDAY.

SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET TODAY AND
TONIGHT...BECOMING 2 TO 4 FEET ON MONDAY.

OUTLOOK THROUGH SATURDAY DECEMBER 14:
HIGH SURF WILL DECLINE TONIGHT ALONG N AND W SHORES AS A NNW SWELL
DECLINES. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL SLOWLY DROP THROUGH MIDWEEK ALONG N AND
W SHORES. A MODERATE NW SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE FRIDAY NIGHT
BRINGING BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL SURF. A SMALL...LONG PERIOD S SWELL
MAY PROVIDE A BUMP ALONG THE S SHORES EARLY THIS WEEK.

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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