Surf along north facing shores will be 6 to 8 feet through Sunday.
Surf along west facing shores will be 3 to 5 feet through Sunday.
Surf along east facing shores will be 3 to 5 feet today, lowering to 2 to 4 feet Sunday.
Surf along south facing shores will remain 2 to 3 feet with locally higher sets through Sunday.
Outlook through Friday Mar 19: a new northwest swell will arrive Sunday night, peak well above the advisory threshold Monday, then slowly turn northerly and diminish through Wednesday night. A northwest swell arriving Thursday is likely to produce advisory-level surf by Thursday night.
Surf heights are forecast heights of the face or front of waves. The surf forecast is based on the significant wave height, the average height of the one third largest waves, in the zone of maximum refraction. Some waves may be more than twice as high as the significant wave height. Expect to encounter rip currents in or near any surf zone.
In the mid 1950s Henry J. kaiser bought 8 acres of land to develop the islands first self-contained resort. He then dredged a channel through the reef for Catamaran tours. The Kaiser Hawaiian Village is now the Hilton Hawaiian village but the surf spot it fronts continues to be dubbed Kaiser's after the great entrepenuer.
Crowds: The crowds are heavy and local.
Difficulty: Pretty advanced on a big day considering the fast drop and quick wall up. Remains intemediate even on the smaller days.
Hazards: Reefy reef reef and sea urchins. Watch your back and head.
Break: The good one is the right but there's a left as well that's probably better for the less experienced.
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