"Our water safety officers at Makapu'u and Sandy Beach have been in consultation with the Weather Service and the largest wave faces they are seeing are about six feet," said Bryan Cheplic, spokesman for the city Emergency Services Department.

High-surf advisories are posted when surf along east-facing shores reaches eight feet, Cheplic said.

Water Safety officials expected the eastern and southeastern shores of O'ahu to be most affected by storm surf generated by former Hurricane Flossie, Cheplic said.

Flossie was downgraded overnight and the surf did not reach the anticipated high-surf advisory level, Cheplic said.

"Nonetheless, we're advising anyone who doesn't feel comfortable going into the water along the east or southeast shoreline to stay out of the water. There are plenty of other beaches on O'ahu that are safer for them today," Cheplic said.

Meanwhile, city officials are assessing conditions at Makaha surfing beach on the Leeward side of O'ahu. The beach was closed about 1 p.m. yesterday after dense smoke from a huge brushfire in Waialua pushed over the top of the Wai'anae mountains and poured into Makaha Valley.