Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI

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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
400 PM HST MON DEC 9 2013

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400 PM HST MON DEC 9 2013

SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL RISE TO 7 TO 11 FEET TONIGHT AND
8 TO 12 FEET TUESDAY.

SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET
TUESDAY.

SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT AND 5 TO 7
FEET TUESDAY.

SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY.

OUTLOOK THROUGH SUNDAY DECEMBER 15:
A MODERATE NNW SWELL WILL LINGER THROUGH MIDWEEK THEN GRADUALLY
DECLINE INTO FRIDAY. A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND PEAK FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE
GRADUALLY DECLINING. HIGH SURF ADVISORIES ARE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH
AND WEST FACING SHORES FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

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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