HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND.
BUOY OBSERVATIONS NEAR AND NORTH OF THE ISLANDS INDICATE THAT THE LINGERING NORTH SWELL HAS REMAINED ELEVATED OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES ABOVE THE ADVISORY THRESHOLD THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING
* SURF...ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES...12 TO 18 FEET. * TIMING...ADVISORY LEVEL SURF IS EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE...EXPECT STRONG BREAKING WAVES, SHORE BREAK, AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS MAKING SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS.