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surf zone forecast
national weather service honolulu hi
400 am hst thu dec 12 2013
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400 am hst thu dec 12 2013
surf along north facing shores will be 5 to 8 feet today...
increasing to 11 to 15 feet on friday.
surf along east facing shores will be 1 to 3 feet through friday.
surf along west facing shores will be 2 to 4 feet today..increasing
to 8 to 12 feet on friday.
surf along south facing shores will be 1 to 3 feet through friday.
outlook through wednesday december 18:
a large northwest swell will peak friday night into saturday
morning...then gradually decline through early next week. high surf
advisories are expected along north and west facing shores friday
afternoon through saturday night. no other significant swells are
expected through the middle of next 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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