There's a high surf advisory for North and West facing shores today. Surf is supposed to be 14 to 18 feet high this afternoon.
Is anybody familiar enough with the north shore surf to know where, exactly, the waves should be biggest and closest to the shore?
Will waves be that big unilaterally across all North Shore beaches, ie Waimea, Sunset, etc. Or, will they hit on beach sites that are literally facing north?
Here's that actual advisory:
"Oahu North Shore (Hawaii)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI519 AM HST SUN OCT 12 2008...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR RISING SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACINGSHORES OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU AND ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHUMOLOKAI AND MAUI....OVERVIEW...STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A STORM LOW...WHICHMOVED ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS LAST WEEK...PRODUCED ALARGE NORTHWEST SWELL AIMED TOWARD THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. READINGSFROM BUOY ONE CONFIRM THIS SWELL HAS ARRIVED. THEREFORE...EXPECTSURF HEIGHTS TO RISE RAPIDLY ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OFKAUAI AND NIIHAU LATER THIS MORNING...AND THEN SPREAD TO NORTHFACING SHORES OF OAHU...MOLOKAI AND MAUI THIS AFTERNOON.HIZ001>003-007-008-012-013-017-019-020-130215-/O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0030.081012T1600Z-081015T0400Z/NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-519 AM HST SUN OCT 12 2008...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY...SURF WILL INCREASE TO HEIGHTS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ALONG NORTH ANDWEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI LATER THIS MORNING...ANDALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU...MOLOKAI AND MAUI THISAFTERNOON.A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES INTHE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LARGE BREAKING WAVES...DANGEROUSRIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. STAY WELL AWAY FROM THESHORE BREAK AND DO NOT SWIM ANYWHERE NEAR THE SURF ZONE."
Is anybody familiar enough with the north shore surf to know where, exactly, the waves should be biggest and closest to the shore?
Will waves be that big unilaterally across all North Shore beaches, ie Waimea, Sunset, etc. Or, will they hit on beach sites that are literally facing north?
Here's that actual advisory:
"Oahu North Shore (Hawaii)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI519 AM HST SUN OCT 12 2008...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR RISING SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACINGSHORES OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU AND ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHUMOLOKAI AND MAUI....OVERVIEW...STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A STORM LOW...WHICHMOVED ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS LAST WEEK...PRODUCED ALARGE NORTHWEST SWELL AIMED TOWARD THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. READINGSFROM BUOY ONE CONFIRM THIS SWELL HAS ARRIVED. THEREFORE...EXPECTSURF HEIGHTS TO RISE RAPIDLY ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OFKAUAI AND NIIHAU LATER THIS MORNING...AND THEN SPREAD TO NORTHFACING SHORES OF OAHU...MOLOKAI AND MAUI THIS AFTERNOON.HIZ001>003-007-008-012-013-017-019-020-130215-/O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0030.081012T1600Z-081015T0400Z/NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-519 AM HST SUN OCT 12 2008...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY...SURF WILL INCREASE TO HEIGHTS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ALONG NORTH ANDWEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI LATER THIS MORNING...ANDALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU...MOLOKAI AND MAUI THISAFTERNOON.A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES INTHE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LARGE BREAKING WAVES...DANGEROUSRIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. STAY WELL AWAY FROM THESHORE BREAK AND DO NOT SWIM ANYWHERE NEAR THE SURF ZONE."
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