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72°F
79°-82°F
06:37 AM/05:54 PM
KHIHALEI2
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| 11/04 | 04:07 am | 1.97 ft | HIGH | | | 11/04 | 10:27 am | 0.32 ft | LOW | | | 11/04 | 03:40 pm | 0.61 ft | HIGH | | | 11/04 | 08:08 pm | -0.02 ft | LOW | | More Tide Info |
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Aloha, this is Kekoa with the report for Wednesday morning at 8:00 AM.
3-5 ft.
waist to head high and fair conditions.
AM REGIONAL OVERVIEW: Northerly swell continues to dominate country shorelines this morning. Most spots have waves in the chest to shoulder high range with some head high to overhead high sets out of the northerly angle. Moderate tradewinds are blowing to provide normal side to offshore conditions for country shorelines.
PM REGIONAL OVERVIEW: Conditions have become a little more stormy this afternoon with the short period northerly swell hanging steady. It looks like the surf has picked up a notch but nothing to write home about. Winds have become rather gusty making for some challenging side to offshore conditions on country shorelines.
Mostly sunny with isolated showers.
Highs 78 to 85. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with higher gusts. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Northerly swell continues to bring in some solid surf for country shorelines today. Spots that favor the northerly angle are still seeing waves in the chest to shoulder high range with some sets in the head high to overhead range. Buoy 1 is reading 12 feet @ 10 seconds...so watch for the northerly swell to slowly decline throughout the day. Moderate tradewinds continue to blow so expect normal side to offshore conditions. Are there more early season swells on the horizon? Check the extended forecast for the details.
THURSDAY: New NNW swell tops out in the morning. Biggest and best early with head to overhead surf across the North Shore. Standout reefs produce occasional sets that are well overhead to double overhead. Clean conditions, but Trades are a little breezy.
Wind: Breezy ENE Trades around 13-18kts+.
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MOKAPU POINT
as of 2:12 PM HST
on 11/04
8ft @ 9sec from North
2ft @ 15sec from North
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WAIMEA BAY
as of 2:24 PM HST
on 11/04
7ft @ 9sec from North
4ft @ 15sec from NW
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N. HAWAII
as of 1:00 PM HST
on 11/04
7ft @ 8sec from North
5ft @ 14sec from NW
NE@14kts
A:75°F W:78°F
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Letter of the Week: Each year thousands of ‘tourists’ come out to the North Shore in November and December, filling the house rentals and spending our money in the local shops. This will be my 6th year. Very simply, thanks for making us all feel so very welcome. You live in such a fabulous part of the world and, on behalf of all of us, I would like to thank you for letting us share your ‘back garden’ with us. David Longman, Huntingdon, England.
A local Oahu surfer, identified as Kai Enos, was surfing off Ala Moana Park on 10/18 during a big offseason SW swell, and was struck in the head by his surfboard, knocking him out cold. Enos was face down in the water for a long time, but still had a pulse when other surfers, including an off duty lifeguard and an MD, came to his rescue after being alerted by an announcer for a Hard Rock Café series surf contest that just happened to be taking place next door at Kewalos. KITV4 news personnel were on the scene to get video of the large swell and filmed the dramatic incident from beginning to end. Enos was taken to a nearby hospital in very critical condition.
While dawn patrolling the same offseason SW swell, a 54 year old Maui surfer was attacked by a 6’-8’ shark on 10/19 at Kalama Bowls, Kihei, on Maui’s south shore. County water safety officials closed all area beaches immediately. The surfer was bitten on his upper right and lower left legs, and was treated at Maui Memorial Medical Center . No information has been released on his condition.
Lifeguards closed off Poipu area beaches on 10/17 after a surfer spotted an 8’ “gray” shark cruising the break at Waiohai on Kauai ’s south shore. Waiohai is an extremely popular surf break located just out front of the Marriott Waiohai Resort in the tourist and surf spot rich Poipu resort area
Island girl and Hollywood actress Tia Carrere is slated to portray Makaha legend Rell Sunn in an upcoming full length feature film about the late matriarch of Hawaiian surfing. The script for “Wave Dancer” was researched and written by Carrere and her husband, and will begin filming in spring 2010. Sunn passed away in 1998 after a 14 year battle with cancer. Some of the film's proceeds will go to the Rell Sunn Education Fund.
Three great surf films will be included in the 2009 Hawaii International Film Festival at Dole Cannery Theatres in late October; Taylor Steele’s “The Drifter” focuses on the life and exploits of Rob Machado, “White Thunder” unveils the mad kamikaze antics of glacier bomb surfers Garrett McNamara and Kealii Mamala, and Dana Brown’s “Highwater” embeds audiences deep behind the scenes of a North Shore winter. White Thunder on the big screen should be a mind-blowing stoker! Go to www.hiff.org for tickets and show times.
The annual buzz begins on the North Shore as rental cars with surfboards stacked to the sky begin coming down Kam Hwy in clumps, and everyone scrambles for a decent place to stay. The recent big WNW swell was bookended by sporadic 2’-6’ pulses and lineups from Haleiwa to V-Land have been cleared of sand and are packed to the gills with hot surfers.
Airhorn blasts will begin to fill the air as the hectic 2009 North Shore comp itinerary kicks off with the Billabong Junior Pro on 10/6 and the Xcel Pro on 10/30, both at Sunset Beach. The Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa is next on 11/12, the O’Neill World Cup at Sunset right on its heels on 11/24, and then the Billabong Pipeline Masters on 12/8. Specialty events include bodysurfing, bodyboarding, and all-women’s events all at Pipe, along with the perennial Haleiwa International Open in December, and the North Shore Tow In Championships and The Eddie bringing an ominous and proper ending to it all. Whew!
Just when you thought it was safe to read the news, the debate over the Haleiwa shark tours has been reheated by Honolulu city council, who’re proposing a flat out ban on shark tours in Hawaii. A bill to ban them on Maui has already been passed. More >here.
If you have an opportunity, go check out the weekly North Shore Farmer’s Market. Held every Sunday from 9am to 1pm and located just off the shoulder of Kam Hwy. near Haleiwa Beach Park, the market features a huge selection of fresh produce, live music, handmade crafts, massage services, and tasty ...
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