Premium snn Membership

Join the Premium SNN Membership and enjoy 10 Day Forecasts, All Webcams Page, 5 Days Webcams Archives, Help Surfrider & Access Surf with your partnership.
All for just $8/month Sign Up Now! 1st Month is FREE

Cholos 728 Take Out 728 off for Salsa 2.14-18.24

645am OBS, Wednesday, Mar. 27th

Scattered clouds with dry weather this morning. Light to moderate ENE trades filling to fresh paces before lunch. SCA from O'ahu to Big Is.

Big Picture updated 3/24. Small fading NNW. Holding average ENE trade swell. Lingering small SSW. Call 596-SURF: 7a, noon, 3pm; plus, the 5p (recap-forecast).

Untitled-1

North Shore:

Dropping 13 sec NNW. Nice and smooth light offshores. Sunset 2-3' maybe +; Rocky Pt 3'; Pipe '; Chuns/Jockos 3'; Laniakea 3'; Ali'i Beach Park 2.5'. Partly cloudy skies.
Untitled-1

West:

Dropping 13 sec NNW + Dropping 12 sec SSW. Smooth, clean early due to light offshores. Makaha is inconsistent at 1-2' occ. +. A few clouds.
Untitled-1

Town:

Dropping 12 sec SSW. Clean side offshores from moderate side-offshores. Waikiki reefs are 1-2'; Kaisers-Rockpiles to Ala Moana to Kewalos are 1-2' average maybe a plus/30 min. Partly cloudy skies.
Photo courtesy of Eric Tessmer

Diamond Head:

Dropping 12 sec SSW + Holding trade wrap. It's blustery and chopped up. Surf's 1-2' occ. 2.5' at takeoff. Scattered clouds.
Untitled-1

Sandy's:

Dropping 12 sec SSW + ENE wrap. Surf's textured due to fresh sideshores. Full Pt/Half Pt are 1-3' and torn up. Shorebreak looking best on a couple sandbars at 1-2'+ and focused from Middle Peaks to Gas Chambers. Scattered clouds.
Untitled-1

East Makapu'u:

Up & Holding 9 sec ENE trade wind swell. Choppy under moderate trades. Surf's 1-3' and breaking on the outside left near the rocks. Keiki's is smaller at 1-2'. Partly cloudy skies.
HANKS TAX (19 + 2/20) 2.18.22-3.15.22

Winds

Thursday
Range:
15-25+mph ENE Trade

Friday
Range:
10-25mph ENE Trade

Saturday
Range:
10-20+mph East Trade

Sunday
Range:
10-20+mph East Trade

Monday
Range:
10-25mph East Trade

North

Thursday
03/28

Primary

Dropping Later 13s NNW
Haw: 2-4
Face: 3-7

Secondary

None  NONE
Haw: 0
Face: 0
Fair

Friday
03/29

Primary

Dropping 11s NNW
Haw: 1-2+
Face: 1-3+

Secondary

Rising Slow 15s NW
Haw: 1-2+
Face: 1-3+
Fair

Saturday
03/30

Primary

Up & dropping 12s NW
Haw: 1-2+
Face: 1-3+

Secondary

Rising 19s WNW
Haw: 1-2
Face: 1-3
Fair

Sunday
03/31

Primary

Up & holding 14s WNW
Haw: 2-4
Face: 3-7

Secondary

None  NONE
Haw: 0
Face: 0
Fair to good

Monday
04/01

Primary

Rising 11s WNW
Haw: 2-3
Face: 3-5

Secondary

Dropping 12s NW
Haw: 1-3
Face: 2-5
Fair
Veering NW
ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet

West

Thursday
03/28

Primary

Dropping Later 13s NNW
Haw: 1-2 occ 3
Face: 2-4 occ 5

Secondary

Dropping 12s SSW
Haw: 0
Face: 0
Fair
Friday
03/29

Primary

Dropping 11s NNW
Haw: 0-2
Face: 0-3

Secondary

Dropping 12s SSW
Haw: 0-1
Face: 0-1.5
Fair
Saturday
03/30

Primary

Up & dropping 12s NW
Haw: 1 occ 2
Face: 1-2 occ 3

Secondary

Holding 11s SSW
Haw: 0-1/2
Face: 0-1
Fair
Sunday
03/31

Primary

Up & holding 14s WNW
Haw: 2-3
Face: 3-5

Secondary

Holding 15s SW
Haw: 0-1
Face: 0-1.5
Fair to good
Monday
04/01

Primary

Rising 11s WNW
Haw: 1-2+
Face: 1-3+

Secondary

Rising Slow 18s SW
Haw: 0
Face: 0
Fair
ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet

South

Thursday
03/28

Primary

Dropping 12s SSW
Haw: 1-1.5
Face: 1-2

Secondary

None  NONE
Haw: 0
Face: 0
Fair

Friday
03/29

Primary

Dropping 12s SSW
Haw: 0-1.5
Face: 0-2

Secondary

None  NONE
Haw: 0
Face: 0
divin , paddlin, fishin, sailin

Saturday
03/30

Primary

Holding 11s SSW
Haw: 0-1
Face: 0-1.5

Secondary

None  NONE
Haw: 0
Face: 0
divin , paddlin, fishin, sailin

Sunday
03/31

Primary

Holding 15s SW
Haw: 0-1
Face: 0-1.5

Secondary

None  NONE
Haw: 0
Face: 0
divin , paddlin, fishin, sailin

Monday
04/01

Primary

Rising Slow 18s SW
Haw: 1-1.5
Face: 1-2

Secondary

None  NONE
Haw: 0
Face: 0
Fair

ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet

east

Thursday
03/28

Primary

Up & holding 9s ENE
Haw: 2-3
Face: 3-5

Secondary

None  NONE
Haw: 0
Face: 0
Lumpy-Bumpy

Friday
03/29

Primary

Holding 9s ENE
Haw: 2-3
Face: 3-5

Secondary

None  NONE
Haw: 0
Face: 0
Lumpy-Bumpy

Saturday
03/30

Primary

Holding 8s ENE
Haw: 1-3
Face: 2-5

Secondary

None  NONE
Haw: 0
Face: 0
bumpy

Sunday
03/31

Primary

Holding 8s ENE
Haw: 1-3
Face: 2-5

Secondary

None  NONE
Haw: 0
Face: 0
Choppy

Monday
04/01

Primary

Rising 8s ENE
Haw: 2-3+
Face: 3-5+

Secondary

None  NONE
Haw: 0
Face: 0
Chunky

ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet ho ho, you can't display HTML canvas graphics yet
Untitled-1

Current Swells:

Thursday 03/28
Primary: Dropping Later 13s NNW surf @2-4 
Secondary: Up & holding 9s ENE surf @2-3 
Third: Dropping 12s SSW surf @1-1.5 
Untitled-1

Marine Warnings:

Thursday   03/28
Trend: Small Craft Advisory O'ahu to Molokai to Maui to Big Island.
Untitled-1

Sailing Report:

Thursday   03/28
Trend: Good for experienced with ENE trades filling 15-25mph.
Untitled-1

Diving Report:

Thursday   03/28
Trend: Fair due to small NW surf and moderate to fresh side-offshore trades filling. West shores: good for most key zones due to small surf and offshores. South shores: Fair to good overall for prime zones due to small surf and offshore trades. East shores: Poor for most zones due to near average 3' wind swell and breezy onshore trades causing chop.

Oahu

Maui

Kauai

Big Island

Weather

Surf Advisory and Warning Criteria
Location/shoreline Advisory Warning
North-Facing Shores- 15 Feet faces (8' Local) 25 Feet faces (15' local)
West-Facing Shores - 12 Feet (7' local) 20 Feet (12' local)
West-Facing- Big Is.- 8 Feet (4'+ local) 12 Feet (7' local)
South-Facing Shores- 8 Feet (4'+ local) 15 Feet (8' local)
East-Facing Shores- 8 Feet (4'+ local) 15 Feet (8' local)

Big Picture

INACTIVE.
Get the latest on the tropics at www.hurricanes.gov
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center outlook for the 2017 Central Pacific Hurricane Season calls for 5 to 8 tropical cyclones to either develop or cross into the Central Pacific with a 40% chance for an above-normal season, a 40% chance for a normal season, and a 20% chance for a below-normal season. An average season has 4 to 5 tropical cyclones, which include tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes.
A tropical depression forms when a low-pressure area is accompanied by thunderstorms that produce a circular wind flow with maximum sustained winds below 39 mph. An upgrade to a tropical storm occurs when cyclonic circulation becomes more organized and maximum sustained winds gust between 39 mph and 73 mph. A tropical storm is then upgraded into Category 1 hurricane status as maximum sustained winds increase to between 74 mph and 95 mph. (The highest classification in the scale, Category 5, is reserved for storms with winds exceeding 156 mph).
Tropical cyclones go by many names around the world, and the terminology can get confusing. Once a tropical cyclone strengthens to the point where it has gale-force winds—39 mph or greater—it becomes a tropical storm. A storm that reaches tropical storm strength usually gets its own name to help us quickly identify it in forecasts and warnings. Once a tropical storm begins producing sustained winds of around 75 mph, we call the storm a typhoon in the western Pacific near Asia and a hurricane in the oceans on either side of North America. A “typhoon” and a “hurricane” are the same kind of storm, they just go by different names…it’s only a matter of geography.
NWS criteria for High Surf Advisories & Warnings.
In coordination with civil defense agencies & water safety organizations in Hawai`i, the NWS uses the criteria below for the issuance of High Surf Advisories & Warnings in coordination with civil defense agencies & water safety organizations in Hawai`i.
All surf height observations & forecasts are for the full face surf height, from the trough to the crest of the wave.
Advisory and Warning Criteria Location
Warning North-Facing Shores 15 Feet 25 Feet
West-Facing Shores - Remaining Islands 12 Feet 20 Feet
West-Facing Shores - Big Island 8 Feet 12 Feet
South-Facing Shores 8 Feet 15 Feet
East-Facing Shores 8 Feet 15 Feet
'Travel Time' Buoy 51101 to Waimea Buoy. Distance: 269 nautical miles (~310 miles). Angle: 307 deg
Wave Wave Wave Depth Wave Direction (deg)----------
Period Length Speed Shallow 295, 305, 315, 325, 335, 345, 355
(s) (ft) (nm/h) (ft) Travel Time (hours)----------
10sec. 512. 15. 256. 17.3, 17.7, 17.6, 16.9, 15.7, 14.0, 11.9
12sec. 737. 18. 369. 14.5, 14.8, 14.6, 14.0, 13.0, 11.6, 9.9
14sec. 1003. 21. 502. 12.4, 12.7, 12.5, 12.0, 11.2, 10.0, 8.5
16sec. 1310. 24. 655. 10.8, ,1 1.1, 11.0, 10.5, 9.8, 8.7, 7.4
18sec. 1658. 27. 829. 9.6, 9.8, 9.8, 9.4, 8.7, 7.8, 6.6
20sec. 2047. 30. 1024. 8.7 8.9 8.8 8.4 7.8 7.0 5.9
22sec. 2477. 33. 1239. 7.9 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.1 6.3 5.4
24sec. 2948. 36. 1474. 7.2 7.4 7.3 7.0 6.5 5.8 4.9

Tropical Storms - wind 39-73 mph (34-63 kt)
Category 1 - winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt)
Category 2 -winds 96-110 mph (83-95 kt)
Category 3 -winds 111-130 mph (96-113 kt)
Category 4 - winds 131-155 mph (114-135 kt)
Category 5 -winds 156 mph and up (135+ kt)
Please visit the Central Pacific Hurricane Center website at www.weather.gov/cphc for the most recent bulletins.
ENSO is a single climate phenomenon, it has three states or phases. The two opposite phases, “El Niño” and “La Niña,” require certain changes in both the ocean and the atmosphere because ENSO is a coupled climate phenomenon. “Neutral” is in the middle of the continuum. The MJO (Madden-Julian Oscillation) is an eastward moving disturbance of clouds, rainfall, winds, and pressure that traverses the planet in the tropics and returns to its initial starting point in 30 to 60 days, on average, unlike ENSO which is stationary. In a nutshell, more active means more surf.
Kelvin wave (A Kelvin wave is a wave in the ocean or atmosphere that balances the Earth's Coriolis force against a topographic boundary such as a coastline, or a waveguide such as the equator. A feature of a Kelvin wave is that it is non-dispersive, i.e., the phase speed of the wave crests is equal to the group speed of the wave energy for all frequencies. This means that it retains its shape as it moves in the alongshore direction over time.)

Surfer's Wall Photos

Latest Photos:

Most Liked Photos:

Back to Top