A west northwest swell arriving this morning is expected to generate advisory-level surf along exposed north and west facing shores of the smaller islands by this afternoon. A High Surf Advisory (HSA) is now in effect for exposed north and west facing shores of the smaller islands through 6 am HST Wednesday morning. This west northwest swell will be large enough to push combined seas to the Small Craft Advisory (SCA) threshold across waters around Kauai, prompting issuance of an SCA for these waters through this afternoon. A reinforcing west northwest swell, expected Thursday night into Friday, will support near advisory- level surf. A third swell, expected Friday night into Saturday, will likely hit the advisory mark through the day Saturday, then lower on Sunday.
Surf along east facing shores will remain small through most of this week. An increase is expected late this week as a small northeast pulse arrives and as the trade winds strengthen over the weekend. Surf along south facing shores will return to background levels with only minimal energy expected over the next several days. A small, south- southwest swell may arrive toward the end of the week.
NORTH EAST
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SE 10-15mph.
NORTH WEST
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ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with ENE winds 5-10mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW.
WEST
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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
Conditions: Clean in the morning with ENE winds less than 5mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW.
SOUTH EAST
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Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with NNE winds less than 5mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 5-10mph.
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