No rescues or injuries were reported this morning, but O'ahu lifeguards pulled eight people from the ocean when the surf began rising yesterday.

The National Weather Service extended through today a high-surf advisory in place since yesterday.

Waves on north-facing shores with 16- to 22-foot faces were expected to drop today to 12 to 18 feet, the weather service said. Waves on west-facing shores were expected to drop today from 10 to 15 feet to about 8 to 12 feet.

Kaua'i County lifeguards closed north shore beaches for the second day in a row, saying wave faces as large as 25 feet continued to create unsafe conditions. Beaches at Ha'ena, including Tunnels and Ke'e, and Polihale remained closed.

Smaller waves were expected today on the west-facing shores of the Big Island, where residents along the Kona Coast were treated this morning to a breathtaking display.

"This is the west side, so any time you get high surf, it is an eye-popping morning," said Marni Bars, who has lived in Kona for 20 years.

"When we get high surf, generally someone loses a boat," she said. "Even though there is a warning, lo and behold, one ends up on the rocks."

No one had lost a boat — yet — she said, but the waves washed away all the sand at the barefoot bar at Huggo’s Restaurant where Bars works. It’s the third time this winter, too.

But the surfers like it.

"The surfers are in heaven," she said. "It’s beautiful. Lucky we live Hawai'i. And it’s just rolling in."

Big Island civil defense officials closed sections of Alii Drive from 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. when 10- to 15-foot waves washed over the roadway. They also closed Magic Sands Beach and Kahaluu Beach when waves washed into parking lots.

No homes were damaged, but one Kona Coast resident told authorities that the surf washed over a small wall and into her lanai, moving a table around, said Lanny Nakano, assistant civil defense administrator.

On O'ahu today, city lifeguards continued to patrol beaches where dangerous surf threatened sightseers.

North Shore lifeguard Lt. Pat Kelly said a man was washed out to sea off Ke Iki Beach yesterday. He was taken to Kahuku Hospital but his condition was unavailable.

The circumstances are familiar to lifeguards. People are often lured closer to the water’s edge during the lull between sets.

"He was just watching the waves and a big one came up and knocked him down," Kelly said. "He got swept off the beach."

The situation was similar on O'ahu’s west side. Lifeguard Lt. Kelly Krohne said 8- to 10-foot waves were coming in at Makaha Beach.

"It’s not giant but it will catch you off-guard," he said. "The ocean goes flat and all of a sudden it pops up and cleans everyone out."

That was the case at nearby Lahilahi Beach Park where it meets Makaha Valley Road. Waves crashed on the reef about 50 feet away from Farrington Highway and people waiting for TheBus, but kept on coming, Krohne said.

"Everybody at the bus stop got soaked," he said. "It goes right to the bus stop where everybody sits. They are sitting there with their backs to the ocean and they are getting soaked."