HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI...AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND BIG ISLAND... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND MOLOKAI.
A LARGE NORTH NORTHWEST SWELL HAS PEAKED BUT WILL REMAIN LARGE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF ALONG EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES.
HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING
* SURF...ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI...NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND BIG ISLAND...20 TO 25 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI WILL BE AT ADVISORY LEVELS OF 10 TO 15 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER OCCASIONALLY SWEEPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF BEACHES, VERY STRONG BREAKING WAVES, AND STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS. BREAKING WAVES MAY OCCASIONALLY IMPACT HARBORS MAKING NAVIGATING THE HARBOR CHANNEL DANGEROUS.