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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
400 AM HST MON APR 6 2020
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400 AM HST MON APR 6 2020
SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET THIS MORNING,
RISING TO 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON AND HOLDING THROUGH TUESDAY.
SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 TO 4 FEET THIS MORNING,
RISING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON AND HOLDING THROUGH TUESDAY.
SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY, RISING TO 3
TO 5 FEET TUESDAY.
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE TO 1 TO 3 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY
OUTLOOK THROUGH MONDAY APRIL 13:
A NEW LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL SLOWLY FILL IN TODAY,
FOLLOWED BY REINFORCING NORTHWEST SWELLS ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
A SLIGHTLY LARGER NORTH-NORTHWEST SWELL IS POSSIBLE TOWARDS THE END OF
THE WEEK. A SERIES OF SMALL SOUTH SWELLS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE IN
THROUGH THE WEEK. THE LACK OF TRADE WINDS WILL RESULT IN SMALL SURF
ALONG EAST FACING SHORES THROUGH THIS 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, 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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