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CURRENT WEATHER: 2:30 PM HST
WIND: North @ 0 kts
AIR TEMP: 81°F
WATER TEMP: 79°-82°F
SUNRISE/SET: 05:53 AM/07:19 PM
KHIHALEI1 (5 miles)
TIDE TIDES:
07/0203:44 am -0.06 ft LOW
07/0212:46 pm 1.61 ft HIGH
07/0207:26 pm 0.35 ft LOW
07/0211:41 pm 0.45 ft HIGH
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SURF REPORT
Aloha, this is Kekoa with the report for Thursday morning at 7:00 AM.
SURF:
Inconsistent
with occasional 2 ft.
and fair-good conditions.


Morning dawn patrol: Small northerly swell is trying to roll in this morning. Nothing big but there is some nice out of season surf for the country this morning. Waves are in the ankle to shin high range with some inconsistent knee to thigh high sets. The tradewinds have faded so expect glassy morning conditions and onshore winds during the afternoon hours.


PM REGIONAL OVERVIEW:

WEATHER:
Mostly sunny with isolated showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 80 to 87. Light winds. Chance of rain 30 percent.
OAHU NORTH SHORE'S REGIONAL OVERVIEW:
Small northerly swell filled in overnight...nothing to write home about but some nice out of season surf for country shorelines. Waves at the spots that favor the northerly angle are seeing waves in the ankle to shin high range with a few knee to thigh high sets. Buoy 1 is reading 4ft @ 10....so some small swell is trying to make its way under the buoy. Winds remain light so expect morning glassy conditions and onshore variable winds during the afternoon hours. Looks like there could be some out of season swells brewing for tomorrow into the weekend. Check our extended forecast for all the details.
FORECAST SUMMARY:
FRIDAY: Knee-thigh+ high waves from a small scale N swell early. That fades during the day.
Wind: Light early then East trades around 10-14 kts in the afternoon.
Today's waves are best suited to the  Paddilac SUP.
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BUOYS
MOKAPU POINT
as of 11:18 AM HST
on 07/02


SWELLS:
4ft @ 9sec from NE
1ft @ 12sec from SE
1ft @ 14sec from SE
WAIMEA BAY
as of 11:24 AM HST
on 07/02


SWELLS:
3ft @ 9sec from North
1ft @ 14sec from North
NW. HAWAII
as of 10:00 AM HST
on 07/02


SWELLS:
4ft @ 10sec from East
2ft @ 14sec from South
2ft @ 12sec from South
WIND: E@4kts
TEMPS: A:78°F W:80°F
CHANGE BUOY LOCATION CHANGE BUOY LOCATION CHANGE BUOY LOCATION
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LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
LOCAL NEWS:
Come celebrate the release of Rochelle Ballard's instructional Yoga DVD, "Surf into Yoga," on Kauai with Live Music, DJ, DVD showing on a big projector screen, Yoga, Dancing, Food, and good times. The Party Premiere! is set for Thursday, June 25th Poipu Beach Park, Kauai @ 6-8pm, and Yoga Workshops on Friday, June 19th-Bobhi Tree Yoga @ 1-3pm and Wednesday, June 23rd-Hanalei Yoga @2-4pm. Come join in for music, dancing, and wellness!

The Surfrider Foundation Kauai chapter continues to offer a reward for information and the capture of the individual(s) responsible for the shooting deaths of two Hawaiian Monk Seals on different Kauai beaches this past spring. Both incidents are separate multiple felony crimes. These docile, endangered mammals are protected under the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act and state wildlife laws, and there only 1,000 or so still alive in the wild. You can donate to the reward effort here: http://surfriderkauai.ning.com/

A dangerously broken and exposed channel marker along the Kaiser’s surf break in Honolulu was recently repaired. The jagged edged metal pole sat unrepaired for months, until a local paddle surfer accidently fell on it and was seriously injured. The marker’s owner, the Hilton Hawaiian Village hotel, was responsible for maintaining it and other markers and quickly had contractors repair it before the busy summer surf season started.

The month of June saw a tremendous run of high surf on the south shores of all Hawaiian Islands, with claims that they were some of the biggest swells ridden in the last decade. Though this may have been true for the spots that have a favorable swell window, some places may have been left out of the dance; Pakalas on Kauai, Banyans on the Big Island, Maalaea and Mala Wharf on Maui reported solid but very manageable surf heights. The over head to double overhead SSW angles certainly fit Ala Moana Bowls nicely as grinding big-bowl pits and boiling foam balls kept the boys happy for nearly three consecutive weeks.

The south swells seemed to bring out the old guard as well with the ageless Michael Ho and waterman Brock Little giving Ala Mo a real going over, Buttons Kaluhiokalani was seen on the news taking a young boy with terminal cancer out for a thrilling tandem surf session in town, and a stoked Hans Hedemann gushed about how the recent swells have created increased business for his surf school operation in Waikiki.

19 year old ironwoman Joy Magelssen took down top placings in the girls and pro-am longboard divisions, and grabbed a third in the girls shortboard division to dominate competition at the 2009 China Uemura Wahine Surfing Classic at Queens on 6/11. Magelssen bagged $1,250 for the pro-am win. The event enjoyed pumping 3’-5’ surf, stoked competitors, and the proceeds raised benefit the Sex Abuse Treatment Center of Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children. Mahalo to China and all the volunteers for their tremendous efforts!

“Fierce Heart”, a book by Stuart H. Coleman, attempts to give readers an intimate look at the famous Keaulana family of Makaha and daily life on Oahu’s beautiful Westside. Coleman also authored “Eddie Would Go” which earned favorable reviews worldwide. However, a controversy over the Fierce Heart’s portrayal of the family and community has heated up, and the Keaulana’s have filed a lawsuit to have the book removed from store shelves. The plaintiff’s attorney, John Carroll, claims that the book is full of gross inaccuracies and that the Keaulana’s attempts to have the contents edited for correction prior to its release, failed. The book was published and released by the St. Martin’s Press.

Speaking of the Garden Isle, county officers are growing increasingly concerned about the rapid retreat of the sand at Poipu Beach on Kauai’s south shore. Like Waikiki, Poipu’s ocean enclave is a major economic “amenity” with many well occupied resort hotels clustered around it, and there are a couple of excellent surf spots right out front. The sand loss has left the shoreline rocky and unwelcoming for tourists. Government and tourism authorities are publicly lobbying for a sand replenishment project, but nothing official has been decided or planned to address the situation at this point.

The 2009 Hawaiian Islands...

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