surf zone forecast

          
            National Weather Service Honolulu HI

          
            700 PM HST Wed Jan 7 2009

          
            

          
            hiz005>011-081900-

          
            Oahu-

          
            700 PM HST Wed Jan 7 2009

          
            

          
            Surf along north facing shores will decrease to heights of 4 to 7 

          
            feet Thursday.

          
            

          
            Surf along west facing shores will diminish to heights of 3 to 5 

          
            feet Thursday.

          
            

          
            Surf along east facing shores will lower to heights of 3 to 5 feet 

          
            Thursday.

          
            

          
            Surf along south facing shores will remain 2 feet or less through 

          
            Thursday.

          
            

          
            Outlook through Tuesday Jan 13:

          
            the west northwest swell will continue to decline into the weekend. 

          
            A northwest swell due on Sunday may boost surf well above the 

          
            advisory level across north and west facing shores through Monday.

          
            

          
            Surf heights are forecast heights of the face or front of waves. The

          
            surf forecast is based on the significant wave height in the zone of

          
            maximum refraction. 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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            Collaborative nearshore swell and wind forecast for Oahu

          
            NWS/ncddc Honolulu HI

          
            700 PM HST Wed Jan 7 2009

          
            

          
            This collaborative forecast will be updated Monday through Friday at 

          
            300 PM when pat Caldwell is available. When pat Caldwell is not 

          
            available...the latest collaborative forecast will remain posted for 

          
            4 days. 

          
            

          
            This collaborative forecast will resume on January 12.

          
            

          
            This forecast was produced through the collaborative efforts of

          
            NWS and ncddc. Please send suggestions to W-hfo.Webmaster@noaa.Gov

          
            or call the warning coordination meteorologist at 808-973-5275.

          
            

          
            Additional resources:

          
            see /in lowercase/  http://www.Prh.NOAA.Gov/hnl/pages/marine.Php

          
            

          
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            NWS cp