Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI

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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
410 AM HST WED SEP 28 2016

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410 AM HST WED SEP 28 2016

SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET
TODAY...LOWERING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THURSDAY.

SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET THROUGH
THURSDAY.

SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET
TODAY...LOWERING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THURSDAY.

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

OUTLOOK THROUGH WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 05:
A SMALL NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK AROUND
TUESDAY. CHOPPY SHORT-PERIOD SURF WILL CONTINUE ALONG EAST FACING
SHORES THROUGH THE WEEK AND MAY SLIGHTLY INCREASE OVER THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND DUE TO STRENGTHENING TRADE WINDS.

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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