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SURF ZONE FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
936 AM HST SAT FEB 23 2019
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936 AM HST SAT FEB 23 2019
SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON, INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET SUNDAY EVENING.
SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 FEET OR LESS THROUGH SUNDAY.
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY, DECREASING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET SUNDAY.
SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 FEET OR LESS THROUGH SUNDAY.
OUTLOOK THROUGH SATURDAY MARCH 02:
A MODERATE NORTH-NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVING MONDAY IS FORECAST TO PEAK
MONDAY NIGHT, AND THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE EARLY TUESDAY. A LARGE, LONG
PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY AND LIKELY PRODUCE SURF
AROUND HIGH SURF WARNING LEVELS DURING THE PEAK ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. AT THE SAME TIME, NORTH WINDS AND A SHORT PERIOD NORTH SWELL
ARE EXPECTED, LEADING TO ROUGH CONDITIONS. THE ELEVATED ROUGH SURF
WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY.
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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