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Thursday 12/4 8:00 am |
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1-2 ft | SURF | : SWELL | | •1-2 ft | : 1 ft SW @ 15 sec | •1-2 ft | : 1 ft WNW @ 8 sec |
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| LOLA SWELL (ft) |
12/4 8:00 am |
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Wind:
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9.0
10 - 13 kts
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CLEAR
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76°F |
| Water: |
78°F |
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MKWHH1
(14 miles)
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Location: Kawaihae | 12/04 | | 01:01AM : 0.57ft. | | LOW | | | 12/04 | | 08:23AM : 1.95ft. | | HIGH | | | 12/04 | | 03:58PM : 0.23ft. | | LOW | | | 12/04 | | 10:11PM : 1.02ft. | | HIGH | | More Tide Info |
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| PROJECTED WIND in kts (12/3) | | (12/4) | 11PM | 2AM | 5AM | 8AM | 11AM | 2PM | 5PM | 8PM | 11PM | | 2AM | 5AM | 8AM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |
MOKAPU POINT
as of 5:18 AM HST
on 12/04
3ft @ 8sec from East
2ft @ 14sec from North
1ft @ 11sec from North
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WAIMEA BAY
as of 5:24 AM HST
on 12/04
8ft @ 13sec from NW
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NW. HAWAII
as of 4:00 AM HST
on 12/04
12ft @ 15sec from NW
3ft @ 9sec from West
SW@12kts
A:76°F W:77°F |
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CHANGE BUOY LOCATION
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CHANGE BUOY LOCATION
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CHANGE BUOY LOCATION
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For higher resolution buoy data, go to the LOLA Buoys tab in the forecast section.
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Remember the boy next door that played records all day, and kept you up all night with songs of his own? He left home one day and was never heard from again. He moved to the big city, living in cheap motels, eating dollar hamburgers, working the boulevard with ex-models, thorazine freaks, transvestites, mothers, fathers, drunks, junkies and punk rockers alike. He struggled during many long lonely desperate nights under the dizzying city lights but made a vow that he would never forget the magic in this world and the things he loved the most: his first fix, his first girl and most importantly the first time he rocked a mic. Mickey Avalon has done whatever it takes to get himself off Hollywood Blvd and beyond that, to invite you into his world. Get So Rich, So Pretty with recording artist at The Pipeline Cafe in Honolulu on December 4th, and again on December 6th at The Hard Rock Cafe Lahaina Maui.
Save The Waves Coalition recently announced a groundbreaking new event, "The Value of Waves Roundtable," taking place Friday, December 5th in Half Moon Bay. The first-ever event will be at brand-new Oceano Hotel & Spa at Pillar Point Harbor, in the shadow of the word-famous big-wave break "Mavericks." The Roundtable will bring together thought leaders and experts from multiple fields to discuss wave and coastal protection within the context of Save The Waves' new global initiative, the World Wave Sites Program. Link to Surfwire for more information.
Surfers complained to North Shore lifeguards that a commercial tour helicopter hovered dangerously close over them as they sat in the lineup at Laniakea in early November. The lifeguards subsequently filed a report with the FAA, who said that if this was true, it was clearly a violation of clearance regulations. It’s also a clear violation of common sense on the pilot’s behalf as well. Surfers on Oahu ’s south shore have made similar complaints about low flying choppers and have been burned by hot engine oil falling on them.
2008 will be known as the year of the weird winds in Hawaii . Local meteorologists have observed the substantial decrease of consistent NE trade winds this year. They say that zonal weather models in the North Pacific have been unusually fickle this year and unfavorable for maintaining the prevailing trades that keep 75% of the Hawaii ’s coastlines groomed with clean offshore conditions. 2008 has produced a record number of Kona wind events that ran the directional gamut from due 100 to 320 degrees and included rare and funky W/NW events. The Konas have also caused pestilence such as thick volcanic haze and funnel clouds across the state. The good news is that secret east facing spots that are normally mushy and onshore are firing and surfable more often. Shhhh!
Hawaii artist, Clark Takashima has finished "The Dream Tour Series", a collection of 11 paintings depicting the beautiful locations on the ASP World Tour. Come check ‘em out at "Two Clarks" Fine Surf Art & Photography Show @ Wylands, 12-17-08, 6-10 pm. We’ll see you there!
Dawn patrollers at Puaena Point were spooked out of the water on 11/14, when a large Tiger Shark decided to play happy meal with a sea turtle in clear view of a few freaked out surfers. With the Reef Hawaiian Pro in blissful full swing just across the harbor channel, the waves were a juicy 3’-4’ and it was strange to see the usually packed lineup deserted. Estimates of the shark’s length were between 12’-15’, and although it’s early in the winter season, this is not the first big shark scare at PP in the last two months. Keep your eyes peeled when surfing out there.
Some idiots keep trashing the beach at Piddleys, right next to Chun’s Reef. They’re partying there at night, and then leaving smoldering fires and throwing beer bottles, plastic bags, food wrappers, cigarettes, and cans all over the beach for dawn patrollers to clean up. Like grafitti, it’s an obvious attempt to shock and sadden others. This pristine area serves as a nesting ground for endangered Hawaiian sea birds and is the paddle out spot for Piddleys, a discreet and rippable lefthander. So to whoever is doing this, knock it off and you’re damned lucky us surfers didn’t catch you in the act! Consider...
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