A large medium period swell from the north-northeast direction (010-030 degrees) will move into Hawaiian waters today. North facing shores will continue to see warning level surf lasting through Saturday. High Surf Warnings (HSW) for north facing shores will likely be dropped into the High Surf Advisory range from Saturday night to Sunday. North swell energy will slowly subside into the first half of next week with surf height trends remaining elevated along north and west facing shores due to the arrival of a medium size long period northwest swell that will peak on Tuesday.
A shift in swell direction will lead to lower surf heights along west facing shores today, the current High Surf Advisory was cancelled for all west facing shores, except west facing shores of the Big Island. However, another small swell from the northwest direction (290-310 degrees) will also arrive on Sunday giving a slight boost to west facing shores of Kauai through Wednesday.
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NORTH EAST
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Surf: Chest to shoulder high NNE wind swell for the morning with occasional head high sets. This builds in the afternoon with sets up to 1-2′ overhead high.
Conditions: Bumpy/semi bumpy with N winds 10-15mph.
NORTH WEST
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Surf: Thigh to waist high NNE medium period swell.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting NNE 5-10mph.
WEST
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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSE winds 5-10mph. Glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting S less than 5mph.
SOUTH EAST
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Surf: Knee to thigh high ENE short period wind swell in the morning with occasional waist high sets. This drops into the knee range for the afternoon.
Conditions: Sideshore texture and current in the morning with NNE winds 15-20mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the N.
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