High Surf Warning
Alert:
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH 6 PM
TODAY…UPGRADING TO A HIGH SURF WARNING TONIGHT...
.THE CURRENT LARGE NORTH-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE
NORTH TODAY. A REINFORCING PULSE OF NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL
BUILD SURF TO WARNING LEVELS FOR NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
…HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM HST
WEDNESDAY…
* SURF…ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES…15 TO 20 FT TODAY…RISING TO
20 TO 25 FT TONIGHT. ALONG EAST FACING SHORES…BUILDING TO 6 TO
10 FT TODAY…AND 10 TO 15 FT TONIGHT.
* TIMING…ADVISORY LEVEL SURF EXPECTED ALONG NORTH AND EAST
FACING SHORES TODAY…RISING TO WARNING LEVELS TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS…HIGH…EXPECT OCEAN WATER OCCASIONALLY SWEEPING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF BEACHES…VERY STRONG BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG
CURRENTS. WAVES MAY WASH ONTO COASTAL ROADS…ESPECIALLY AROUND
HIGH TIDE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BREAKING WAVES MAY
OCCASIONALLY IMPACT HARBORS MAKING NAVIGATING THE HARBOR
CHANNELS DANGEROUS.
Instructions: LARGE BREAKING SURF…SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK…AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH.
Target Area:
Big Island North and East