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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
334 PM HST WED SEP 18 2019
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334 PM HST WED SEP 18 2019
SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT, RISING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE THURSDAY.
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT, RISING TO 3
TO 5 FEET THURSDAY.
SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT, RISING TO
2 TO 4 FEET LATE THURSDAY.
SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY.
OUTLOOK THROUGH WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25:
A SERIES OF SMALL SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SMALL SURF ALONG
SOUTH AND WEST FACING SHORES THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE LARGEST
OF THESE LOOKS TO BE LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS BOTH SWELLS PEAK.
SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS WITH THESE
SWELLS. EAST FACING SHORES COULD SEE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SURF
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A MID-PERIOD EAST SWELL GENERATED BY TROPICAL
CYCLONE KIKO FILLS IN. NORTH SHORE SURF WILL REMAIN QUITE SMALL
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
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, AT THE LOCATIONS OF THE LARGEST
BREAKERS. 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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