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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 Monday 5/20/13

Scattered showers throughout the day, and light to moderate, 10-20mph N winds (onshore seabreezes and cloud build up later). Well Above High surf advisory for south shores through Tuesday.

NORTH: Holding this morning on the NW pulse from yesterday, currently at 1-2' occ 3' at Sunset Pt but poor conditions. Pipe 1-occas 2', Chuns 1-2'. There's a tiny 1-2.5' N swell too for Laniakea. The N winds are chopping it all up, but still rideable. West: Makaha is up and rising on the new SSW reinforcement + some NW energy at 3-5'+ with perfect offshore conditions, isolated bigger 8' sets at select focal reefs; mushy later. Town Side: Up and holding on a reinforcement SSW+S at 4-6' occ. bigger sets with smooth, glassy conditions; Still waves all over, and no signs of fading just yet. Diamond Head: Up and rising on a reinforcement SSW+S at 4-6' with bigger, possible 8' sets here and there; smooth and looking like Sunset Beach. SANDYS: Up and holding the SSW at 4-6' with occas higher sets and perfect offshores; lots of water moving around, heavy rips, heavy current, heavy shorepounds. East: Makapu'u: Down on small trade wind swell plus some South wrap, bringing in 1-2' with mostly E swell angle on the left; lite onshore N winds a.m., increasing through the day.

Event news: Monday is the new Entry deadline: ^.The Local Motion Surf into Summer is the offical kick off for the Summer of 2013~. Event starts on the 25^th and goes all Memorial Day weekend at Ala Moana Bowls. GO HERE

Jordy Smith beat Adriano DeSousa to win the Rio Pro at dawn HI time, Sunday 5/12. It's event #3 in the World Championship Tour (WCT) for story and new ratings GO HERE

Go HERE for the updated 'Big Picture' (its in the top left drop down).

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