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November 4, 2009
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Its no secret that the north and west facing shores of Hawaii start to pump this time of year;
just check out the recent epic day at Pipe or the insane surf enjoyed during the Xcel Pro Sunset.
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Looking into our crystal ball here in the Surfline office, we're expecting a run of more 'northerly' swells during the first half of November. This is actually good news for some of the islands toward the east end of the chain, which can pick up some shadowing from Kauai and Oahu when the swells are really west. Trades will be moderate to strong through the first full weekend of November and then could ease quite a bit for several days thereafter. As we progress through the month we'll be watching for a couple things: first, some late season West Pacific Typhoons transforming into extra tropical storms and sending long period west-northwest swell toward the region (much like recent Typhoon Lupit just did). Second, the El Nino-influenced southerly-displaced jet stream, which could help to set up very solid northwest swell and maybe even some Kona wind days mixed with light southeasterly wind. Keep an eye on the forecasts throughout the month to see what is on the way. Want to go to the Islands but don't know where to start? Surfline Travel has all you need to figure things out at this popular surf destination. BEST BET OCTOBER RECAP: The month of October was textbook for classic fall surf in Japan. In fact, this was one of the best Octobers ever. With the help of El Nino, tropical activity in the Pacific was on fire this season. October continued to deliver significant storms from start to end (some that reached the category 4-5 strength). In addition to the bombardment of tropical swell, frontal storm systems gradually increased their presence over the NW Pacific during October to kick back northeasterly swells into Japan, especially after the tropical systems turned extra-tropical. Aside from the abundance of swell, October also provided great fall weather/wind for the most part (unless there was a tropical system actually hitting the coast). Overall, Japan offered great surf in October of 2009. -- Jonathan Warren SURFLINE HOME PAGE MORE TRAVEL |
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