A large, medium period northwest swell is declining below High Surf Advisory (HSA) thresholds this morning. Surf heights will briefly remain below HSA levels through tonight. Two overlapping north to north-northeast swells will move into the Hawaii region starting later today and lasting through this weekend. The larger north-northeast swell will become the dominant swell from tonight into the weekend. This swell will likely produce advisory to warning level surf along all exposed north facing shores.
Surf along east facing shores will remain small through today due to the lack of trade wind flow and smaller swell heights. Rapidly building surf is forecast along east facing shores from tonight into next week as the north-northeast swell builds and strong trades return. Surf heights will also reach solid HSA levels along exposed east facing shores from Friday to Sunday. South shore surf will remain small through early next week.
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NORTH EAST
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Surf: Chest to shoulder high N short period wind swell for the morning going more NNE and building into the chest to head range in the afternoon.
Conditions: Bumpy/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting NNW for the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
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Surf: Waist to chest high N short period wind swell.
Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with NNE winds 10-15mph in the morning increasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.
WEST
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Surf: Knee high NW short period wind swell in the morning with occasional thigh high sets. This drops a bit in the afternoon.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSE.
SOUTH EAST
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Surf: Knee high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.
Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting N 20-25mph in the afternoon.
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