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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 update for Wednesday 5/22/13 7am

Super clear with a slight 3-5mph Trade flow giving glassy to lite textured mornings and seabreezes and cloud build up later. South Surf is still going but smaller and less consistent but North surf is cranking near advisory levels.

NORTH: Up and rising this morning on the WNW pulse currently at 5-7' waves at Sunset and Pipe; buoys are 7' 16 seconds) it's smooth offshores; Chuns 3-5+'. West: Makaha is Up and rising on the new WNW at 3-5' in addition to the 15 second SSW with glass at dawn, isolated bigger sets at select focal reefs; mushy onshores later. Town Side: down but holding on the seemingly endless SSW at 2-4 occ 5' with smooth, glassy conditions; Still waves all over tho' longer lulls for bigger sets. Diamond Head: down and holding on the SSW+S at 3-5' with good form; smooth and still looking more like Sunset Beach on a small day. SANDYS: down and holding on the incredible SSW at 3-5' and good texture but lots of water moving around, backwashy but some big barrels to be hunted down; from Generals into Pipelittles and to Gas Chambers where surfers are taking gas. East: Makapu'u: Holding small trade wind swell, plus some South wrap, bringing in 1-2' with mostly E swell angle on both sides of the bay.

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