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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
331 AM HST TUE MAR 8 2016


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331 AM HST TUE MAR 8 2016

SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 6 TO 10 FEET TODAY...RISING
TO 10 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 3 TO 7 FEET TODAY...RISING
TO 6 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE RISING TO 2 TO 5 FEET LATER
TODAY...BECOMING 3 TO 6 FEET WEDNESDAY.

SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET TODAY...
LOWERING TO 2 TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY.

OUTLOOK THROUGH TUESDAY MARCH 15:
A SMALL TO MODERATE SOUTH SWELL WILL PEAK TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY
LOWER THROUGH MID-WEEK. ROUGH SURF IS LIKELY ALONG NORTH FACING
SHORES THROUGH THE MID-WEEK PERIOD...THEN ALONG EAST FACING
SHORES WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...DUE TO STRONG NORTH AND
NORTHEAST WINDS FOLLOWING A COLD FRONT.

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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