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July 11, 2018 Surf Forecast

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Swell Summary

Outlook through Wednesday July 18: Breezy trade winds will keep rough choppy surf along east facing shores through the week. An increase in trade wind swell is expected over the weekend as trades upstream strengthen. Surf along south facing shores will get a small boost today, followed by a Tasman Sea SW swell over the weekend. The SW swell is expected to slowly fill in on Saturday and peak Sunday or Monday near the summer average. No other significant swells are expected.
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.

North East

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Surf: Waist high ENE wind swell for the morning with occasional stomach sets. This rotates more E and builds in the aftrernoon with sets up to chest high.

Conditions: Fairly clean in the morning with S winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE less than 5mph.

North West

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Surf: Ankle to knee high SSW long period swell.

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Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SW winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 10-15mph.

West

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high SSW long period swell.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with SW winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WSW 5-10mph.

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South East

am        pm  

Surf: Knee to waist high SSW long period swell for the morning. The swell shifts more ENE and builds for the afternoon with sets up to chest high.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNE winds 10-15mph. This becomes Sideshore texture/chop for the afternoon.

Image: NOAA

Image: NOAA

Image: NOAA

Image: NOAA

Image: NOAA

Image: NOAA

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

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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