A series of North Pacific swells are due this week, likely leading to the first High Surf Warning event of the season starting on Tuesday. Energy from an approaching northwest swell will lead to above October average north shore surf into Monday. A storm force low, previously West Pacific Typhoon Bolaven, will send a large northwest swell toward the islands early next week. Small, long- period, westerly forerunners may arrive by Monday morning. The larger, long-period northwest swell will build rapidly from Monday into Tuesday, likely producing High Surf Warning conditions for north and west facing shores from Kauai through Maui from late Tuesday through Wednesday. This northwest swell will slowly decrease through the rest of the week.
Along south facing shores, a series of south-southwest swells will keep surf around October average through much of the week. Small surf heights continue along east facing shores through next Thursday.
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NORTH EAST
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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture 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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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with SSW winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WSW.
WEST
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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
SOUTH EAST
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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with N winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the ENE.
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