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CHIEF SURFING OFFICER: GARY KEWLEY

YOUR EXCLUSIVE 645AM OBZ: WEDNESDAY 11-30-11

VANS WORLD CUP Day 4 is OFF at Sunset! The call to postpone was made at 1115am due to slow inconsistent rising surf in the 2-3+ range. Buoys popped last nite to 5' 15 seconds (good enough for 5' by this afternoon). Call the SNN-VTC hotline 596SURF for the status.

NEW SNN: just in case you missed it...O'ahu, Kauai, Maui, Big Is. Observations are in the name Tabs above the 5 day forecast...just clk 'em. Tides are right below. Plus, the 5th Day in the surf grid has liner notes for 6-12 day forecasts.

Cool 10-20kt ENE-NE Trades with partly clear skies.

COUNTRY: The new NW is filling in right now up to 1-2 occ 3' at sunset beach with clean light offshores; we expect 3-5' later in the day. WEST: Makaha is rising at 0-2' on NNW and lite offshores; TOWN: holding pinch of tiny 0-1' barely occas 2' SSW+SSE at 14 seconds; it's clean with lite E-NE trades. Diamond Head: holding with weak SSW+SSE at a fairly clean 0-1-2' lite sideoffshores. SANDYS: down on the NNE swell plus windwaves @ decent 1-2+' and cool NE offshores. MAKAPU'U: down on NNE + Trade swells breaking across the Bay mostly on the inside 2-3' and semi choppy.

Sidenote: A silght downgrade on the next 2 episodes but still really good 'sorted out' NW on Wednesday 4-5' late in the afternoon and the next episode peaks 8-10+' Thursday by around 10am into Friday morning! A potentially very large 12' + NW on late Dec 8 or 9 (hit the BIG PICTURE link above for details)

Call VTC-SNN hotline at 596-SURF for status at around 645am for the VANS World Cup at Sunset Beach.

Watch it LIVE- then over and over again- on Oceanic 250.

SNN CHIEF SURFING OFFICER: GARY KEWLEY

Your Exclusive 6:45am OBZ: and the surf scene for Wednesday 5/16/12

Trades came back late Tuesday with nice weather overall with passing cloud patches.

4am HI time: John John Florence beats Joel Parkinson to win the the Billabong Rio Pro. Go HERE

Couple other news bits: Box Jelly's along south and super low tides for dawn patrol.

Country: Up on on N-NE swell at 1-2.5' only at focal reefs. WEST: Holding on S at 0-1+ with a glassy dawn and offshores later. TOWN: Down and dropping on S at mostly 1-2' (waist) with good conditions; light offshore winds Diamond Head: Down and dropping at 2-3' on South and lined up and decent but not quite like its been the last few epic days. SANDYS: Eased slightly at 1-2 occ +' on sets on mix of with trade winds and decent. EAST: MAKAPU'U down this morning on Trade swell at 0-1+' and bumpy and rising a pinch on NE later.

Surf News etc:

Sally Fitzgibbons beats Coco Ho to win the Billabong Rio Pro. Go HERE

Get your entries in for the Local Motion Surf Into Summer HERE

Get the actual current Winds Statewide in one glance ...just go HERE ( link is the 4th drop down under weather)