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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
400 PM HST SAT MAY 18 2013
 
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400 PM HST SAT MAY 18 2013
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES...
SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET...LOWERING TO 6 
TO 10 FEET SUNDAY.
SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET...LOWERING TO 4 TO 
7 FEET SUNDAY.
 
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 TO 4 FEET WITH LOCALLY 
HIGHER SETS THROUGH SUNDAY.
SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY.
OUTLOOK THROUGH FRIDAY MAY 24:
A SERIES OF SOUTH SWELLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. SURF WILL 
GRADUALLY DIMINISH...AND MAY DROP BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ON MONDAY. A 
LONGER PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TUESDAY... 
AND PEAK NEAR MODERATE LEVELS ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY 
DIMINISHING THROUGH FRIDAY. 
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...IN THE ZONE OF MAXIMUM
REFRACTION. 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.
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