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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
334 AM HST THU FEB 21 2019
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334 AM HST THU FEB 21 2019
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY.
SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY.
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 6 TO 10 FEET TODAY, LOWERING TO
5 TO 7 FEET FRIDAY.
SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY.
OUTLOOK THROUGH THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28:
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL STEADILY LOWER OVER THE WEEKEND AS
THE EAST SWELL EASES. SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES WILL
REMAIN SMALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND, THEN RISE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF
THE UPCOMING WEEK AS OVERLAPPING MODERATE TO LARGE NORTHWEST SWELLS
BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS. SURF COULD EXCEED WARNING LEVELS FOR NORTH
AND WEST FACING SHORES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
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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