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Forecast models indicate this fetch of waves is spreading south and will reach the north-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Maui on Sunday. Seas are expected to swell to 40-50 feet ...
A High Surf Warning is in effect until 6 p.m. Thursday for the north- and west-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu and ... Hawaii beaches threatened by 35-foot waves as dangerous surf expected ...
Nov. 20—UPDATED: 4:50 p.m. A high surf warning is still in effect for the north-facing shores of Oahu, Kauai and Molokai as well as the north- and west-facing shores of Niihau. In addition, a ...
First Reef) is the most commonly surfed and photographed. When the reef is hit by a north swell, the peak (the highest tipping-point of the wave where it begins to curl) becomes an A-frame shaped wave, with Pipe closing out a bit and peeling off left, and the equally famous Backdoor Pipeline peeling away to the right at the same time.
University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-0832-0. Tava, Rerioterai; Keale, Moses K. (1998). Niihau, the traditions of a Hawaiian island. Mutual Publishing. ISBN 0-935180-80-X. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Rauzon, Mark J. (2001). Isles of Refuge: Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. University of Hawaii Press ...
The high surf warning also covers the west-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, and Molokai. Surf of 12 to 20 feet on Saturday is expected to build to 15 to 25 feet Saturday night into early Sunday.
North Shore is known for its extreme high surf in the winter season, starting around early November and possibly lasting to as long as June or July. [8] Waves around this time are around 16 feet on average as measured from top to bottom of the waves' "face" -- the side of the wave that faces the shore.
A flood advisory has been posted for Oahu through 10:30 a.m. today. Radar at 7:29 a.m. showed heavy bands of rain over East Oahu falling at rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour over the Maunawili and ...