Posted on 8:00 pm, Monday, January 31, 2011. Tags: high surf, nws
A storm low that passed far north of the state generated a large northwest swell that will persist through tonight. Due to the proximity of the low…a mix of long and short period swells will produce rough surf across most north and west facing shores. A high surf advisory remains in effect until 6 am […]
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Posted on 3:57 pm, Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Tags: high surf, nws, west hawaii
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * SURF…HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 15 FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI. SURF WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET ACROSS WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND […]
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Posted on 8:35 am, Saturday, January 22, 2011. Tags: high surf, Kohala, kona, nws
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf advisory…which is in effect until 6 am HST Sunday. The high surf warning has been cancelled. Peak heights 6 to 10 feet today lowering to 4 to 8 feet tonight. Surf will continue to slowly lower…but will remain large through tonight.
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Posted on 4:25 pm, Friday, January 21, 2011. Tags: hccd, high surf, nws, west hawaii
HIGH SURF WARNING: A High Warning is in effect for west facing shores of Hawaii Island until Saturday 6 AM HST. BEACH CLOSURES: The following beaches are closed today due to high surf; Kahalu’u La’aloa Kaloko Fish Pond Four Seasons Kukio O’oma Kohana’iki (Pine Trees) Mauna Ke’a (Kauna’oa, Maumae, Hapuna Beach Access) Hapuna
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Posted on 4:06 pm, Thursday, January 20, 2011. Tags: hccd, high surf, nws
A high surf warning remains in effect until 6 am HST Saturday for West Hawaii. Peak surf heights of 15 to 20 feet are expected. Surf will build today before peaking tonight and early Friday. the swell will remain large into at least Saturday. Damaging surf is expected. Large waves will impact the entire leeward […]
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Posted on 4:11 am, Wednesday, January 19, 2011. Tags: high surf, nws, west hawaii
Large west-northwest swell forecast for Big Island along with thunderstorms and lightning. Waterspouts may also form.
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Posted on 10:35 am, Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Tags: beach closures, high surf, nws
The National Weather Service has issued a High Surf Advisory for the West facing shores of the Big Island through 4:00 pm today (Tuesday, January 18, 2011). Current list of closed beaches/parks: Kaloko National Park Hapuna Beach Kaunaoa Beach Kaupulehu Beach Kukio Bay Kohanaiki O‘oma Beaches Holoholokai Beach This list may not be complete, please […]
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Posted on 8:24 am, Sunday, January 16, 2011. Tags: high surf, nws
A very large west northwest swell will affect the state today. The unusual westerly component of this very large swell will produce hazardous conditions for harbors with western exposures not normally susceptible to large swell. Large breaking waves at harbor entrances will produce dangerous conditions for vessels entering or leaving port. Moderate to strong surges […]
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Posted on 7:17 am, Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Tags: high surf, Kohala, kona, nws, west hawaii
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf advisory… which is in effect from 6 pm this evening to 6 pm HST Wednesday. Waves along west facing shores will increase to heights of 6 to 10 feet. Surf will increase tonight…remain high through Wednesday… and gradually diminish Wednesday night and Thursday.
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Posted on 3:45 pm, Saturday, December 25, 2010. Tags: high surf, nws
A high surf advisory remains in effect until 6 pm HST Sunday. * Surf…surf along north facing shores will be 10 to 18 feet…lowering to 10 to 12 feet by Sunday evening. * Surf…surf along east facing shores exposed to the north swell will be 8 to 12 feet…lowering to 6 to 10 feet by […]
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Posted on 3:35 pm, Thursday, December 9, 2010. Tags: high surf, nws
HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY… THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY. * SURF…SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 10 TO 15 FEET… AND SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 6 TO 10 FEET. * TIMING…SURF HEIGHTS WILL LOWER BELOW ADVISORY […]
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Posted on 3:32 am, Wednesday, December 8, 2010. Tags: high surf, nws
High Surf Advisory remains in effect until 6 pm HST Thursday… * Surf…surf along north facing shores will increase to heights of 18 to 22 feet…while surf along east facing shores will rise to heights of 8 feet. * Timing…surf will rise early this morning…before peaking this afternoon. Surf heights will gradually diminish on Thursday. […]
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Posted on 8:20 am, Saturday, December 4, 2010. Tags: high surf, nws
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 339 AM HST SAT DEC 4 2010 …HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND… .STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A SHORT-PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELL TO BRING ROUGH AND CHOPPY SURF TO EAST-FACING […]
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Posted on 8:05 am, Friday, November 5, 2010. Tags: high surf
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM HST THIS AFTERNOON… SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI…AND ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU…MOLOKAI…MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND WILL BE 10 TO 15 FEET TODAY AND SLOWLY SUBSIDING. SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU WILL BE 5 TO 8 […]
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