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HAWAII: 40-FOOT WAVES FORECAST
Thursday, 28 December 2006:Waves
could reach heights of 35 to 40 feet tomorrow, the National Weather Service
said, prompting a high-surf warning for the north- and west-facing shores of
Kaua'i, O'ahu, Maui and Moloka'i.
The warning is in effect until 6 p.m. Friday. A high-surf advisory will be
in effect on the Big Island from noon tomorrow until 6 a.m. Saturday.
On Kaua'i, surf along north- and west-facing shores is expected to begin
rising after midnight and reach heights of 30 to 40 feet by daybreak
tomorrow, the weather service said. On O'ahu, surf along west-facing shores
is expected to rise to 10 to 15 feet late tomorrow morning, building to 18
to 24 feet by evening. On the North Shore, surf is expected to be 15 to 20
feet tomorrow morning, building to 30 to 35 feet by afternoon.
Surf will be slightly smaller on Moloka'i and Maui, the weather service
said.
Increasing northerly winds are expected to create turbulent, unruly surfing
conditions that won't even make for good wave-watching, lifeguards said.
The large northwest swell will reach the north-, east- and west-facing
shores of the Big Island by tomorrow evening. Expect surf to reach 15 to 20
feet on that island's north and east shores and 6 to 10 feet on the west
shores.
The swell is expected to peak tomorrow night and slowly decline on Friday.
Another large northwest swell is expected Monday night and Tuesday.
Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational
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The Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational in Memory of Eddie Aikau requires a
full day of giant surf and the onset of swell, as it looks at this point,
likely won't allow for that.
An even larger swell - though still a long way off to reliably "call" - is
already on the radar, forecast to hit the Hawaiian chain January 1 into
January 2. We will continue to monitor all swell developments and keep you
updated.
