Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI

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

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400 PM 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 25 FEET
OVERNIGHT...THEN LOWER TO 15 TO 20 FEET SUNDAY.

SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 12 TO 20 FEET
OVERNIGHT...THEN LOWER 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:
THE CURRENT NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER ON MONDAY. A NEW
MODERATE SIZE NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY BUILD ON
TUESDAY...PEAK ON WEDNESDAY...THEN LOWER SLOWLY ON THURSDAY. A
SLIGHTLY LARGER NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO FILL IN THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY. NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT SWELLS ARE EXPECTED.

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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