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Surf Forecast - Hawaii
5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
Thursday, April 25, 2024 1:17 PM

Surf Scale: 3 ft = waist high, 4 ft = chest high, 5 ft = head high, 10 ft =double overhead
Swell Direction is direction swell is coming from. 90°=East, 180°=South, 270°=West, 360-0 = North

Forecast does NOT account for enhancing bathymetry (i.e the 'reef effect') common at best breaks. For top spots with swell period 14 +secs, multiply surf size X 1.25-1.5 with peaks X 2 (or consider the stated size 'Hawaiian Scale').

Hawaiian North Shore Surf Forecast (Valid for the North and East Shores of Oahu)
Day	Trend	Wind (kts)	Details (Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile)	Waves (Set wave max face height)	Swell Direction
Friday 4/26	Down some	E 15+	Japan swell 1.5 ft @ 12 secs early	1,5-2.0 ft	305 degrees
Saturday 4/27	Up slightly	ESE 15	Possible North Dateline swell 2.2 ft @ 13 secs early	2.5-3.0 ft	320 degrees
Sunday 4/28	Down some	ESE 10+	North Dateline swell 1.8 ft @ 11-12 secs early	2.0 ft	320 degrees
Monday 4/29	Down	ESE 15	No swell of interest forecast	2 ft or less	---
Tuesday 4/30	Down	E 10+	No swell of interest forecast	2 ft or less	---
Extended Outlook	Down	---	A small gale developed off Japan Fri-Sat (4/20) with 23 ft seas aimed east. Tiny swell fading Fri (4/26). Another gale developed over the North Dateline on Mon-Tues (4/23) producing 25 ft seas aimed southeast. Possible swell arrival on Sat (4/27). Otherwise the North Pacific is shutting down for the season with no believable swell producing weather systems forecast beyond.	---	---

Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - Hawaii
Wind Animations: Northeast Pacific - Hawaii - Hawaii hires
Local Model: Surf - Wind

Hawaiian South Shore Surf Forecast (Centered on the South Shore of Oahu)
Day	Trend	Wind (kts)	Details (Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile)	Waves (Set wave max face height)	Swell Direction
Friday 4/26	Down some	ENE 10	New Zealand swell fading from 1.3 ft @ 14 secs early	1.5-2.0 ft	200 degrees
Saturday 4/27	Down	ENE 5+	No swell of interest forecast	2 ft or less	---
Sunday 4/28	Down	ENE 5	No swell of interest forecast	2 ft or less	---
Monday 4/29	Up some	ENE 5	New Zealand swell 1.4 ft @ 16 secs later	2.0-2.5 ft	202 degrees
Tuesday 4/30	Holding	ENE 5+	New Zealand swell 1.5 ft @ 14-15 secs	2.0-2.5 ft	200 degrees
Extended Outlook	Up some maybe	---	Background swell from a weak gale that pushed under new Zealand on Thurs (4/18) with 26 ft seas aimed east. And another gale developed well southeast of New Zealand Fri-Sat (4/20) with up to 37 ft seas aimed east mostly bypassing Hawaii. Whatever is going to arrive will hit on Mon (4/29). And now a new gale is forecast over the South Central Pacific Sun-Tues (4/30) with 36 ft seas aimed northeast. Something to monitor.	---	---

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