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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
358 PM HST TUE JUL 16 2019
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358 PM HST TUE JUL 16 2019
SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT, LOWERING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY.
SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT, LOWERING
TO 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY.
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT, RISING TO
2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY.
SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 FEET OR LESS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
OUTLOOK THROUGH TUESDAY JULY 23:
THE CURRENT SOUTH SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH MID-
WEEK, WITH ONLY SMALL BACKGROUND SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SWELLS EXPECTED
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOCALLY STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PRODUCE
CHOPPY WAVES ALONG EAST FACING SHORES, BUT THE FETCH WILL BE SHORT FOR
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS SO WAVE HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN SMALL. EAST SHORE
SURF WILL GET A BOOST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THE UPSTREAM FETCH OF
TRADE WINDS INCREASES.
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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