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NW Swell Peaks Today at Advisory Levels

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Alerts (as of 1:00 a.m.)

A High Surf Advisory is posted for the west side of the Big Island until 6 p.m. Wednesday.

A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday for the Alenuihaha channel and windward waters.

Check our breaking news section for any urgent weather alerts or updates to the weather alerts listed above.

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**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Big Island projected winds, tides, swell direction & period and expected wave heights.**

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Screen Shot 2016-03-29 at 9.21.22 PMBig Island Surf Forecast

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Hilo side: Wave heights for spots exposed to the swell are expected to be shoulder/head high today. Spots without direct exposure will be smaller.

Kona side: Wave heights are expected to be chest/head high today. The best breaks could get up to overhead or more on the sets.

South: Wave heights are expected to be chest/head high today with plusses in the overhead range.

Screen Shot 2016-03-29 at 9.21.29 PMOur current long period south-southwest swell is expected to fill in further and peak on Wednesday up to shoulder high at the best spots. Not much expected out of the SPAC anytime soon.

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Our current large northwest swell will continue to build Wednesday and peak in the afternoon. The Big Island will largely be blocked from this swell but some size will still filter in up to about overhead at the best exposures. This has prompted a High Surf Advisory to be issued. This swell is expected to slowly trend down Thursday into Friday.

Models are showing another northwest swell around April 6th. Will keep an eye on the progress.

Keep in mind, surf heights are measured on the face of the wave from trough to crest. Heights vary from beach to beach, and at the same beach, from break to break.  

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Image: NOAA / NWS

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Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

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