Surf still high on eastern shores
By Peter Boylan
Advertiser Staff Writer
A high surf advisory remained in effect through last night for the eastern shores of all islands, despite a significant reduction in wave size after two days of slamming surf.
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National Weather Service lead forecaster Tim Craig said O'ahu's eastern shore was seeing 6- to 10-foot surf yesterday and would continue to see it today.
The big waves at a Hawai'i Kai lookout point captivated tourists yesterday. Despite a drop in wave size, a high surf advisory was still in effect for all eastern shores.
The same size waves are hitting the eastern shores of Maui and the Big Island.
Kaua'i is experiencing slightly higher surf, with sets measuring 8 feet to 14 feet.
"The slow downward trend continues," Craig said.
Police yesterday closed Kamehameha Highway between Kualoa Beach Park and Hau'ula Homestead Road from 2:30 to 9:30 a.m., because of high surf and debris that washed over the roadway in the Ka'a'awa area.
Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Kenison Tejada reported no incidents yesterday related to the high surf.
The unusually high waves along the windward shore were the result of two giant pressure systems that bumped into each other about 1,000 miles from here.
The result was uncharacteristically large sea swells that rolled straight toward the east-facing shores of all islands, which rarely see surf so high, Craig said.
Reach Peter Boylan at 535-8110 or pboylan@honoluluadvertiser.com.
