Wednesday, June 19, 2013 596-SURF , 596-WAVE , 922-BONG , 638-RUSH , 572-SURF(MAUI) , 241-SURF (KAUAI) , 324-RUSH (BIG ISLAND)
   
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Surf Summary & News Breaks sponsored by Hawaiian South Shore

SNN SURF CENTER
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.

Surfer the Bar with Kimi Werner sponsoring the observations for Wednesday 6/19/13  7am Update  

Beautiful morning and ENE Trades still breezy at 10-25 mph

NORTH: Holding like a typical summer day up in the country with the NE windswell wrap holding at Fl-inches' only at Northern exposed reefs like Lani's; smooth am conditions and am offshores increasing to fresh through out the day.  West: Makaha is holding on the SSW+N combo at 0-1' and glassy calm dawns to smooth offshore trades, with sun and good for swmming, fishing & paddling.  Town Side: holding from the South with open ocean 1.5' 15 seconds making reefs break at 1-2+' and its good morning conditions, getting brisk offshores through out the day.  Diamond Head:  Holding on a South + tradewind swell mix at 1-3' on the combo peaks and drops and overall crumbly from the top with from the fresh to moderate 10-25mph tradewinds. SANDYS: Up and Holding on a mix of windswell+SSW+SSE at 2-4'; rough and hollow with decent sandbars; waves all over, and sideshore conditions.  East: Makapu'u: holding on a NE trade wind swell at 2-3' & 15-25 mph onshore chop and mostly outside and in the middle and smaller on Keiki corner.

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