Jake Cass of the U.S. Coast Guard uses his lunch break today to catch a few waves at Point Panic. South shores are under a high-surf advisory until 6 p.m. BRUCE ASATO I The Honolulu Advertiser

The National Weather Service's forecast calls for surf along south shores to be 5 feet to 8 feet. An advisory means waves will be higher than normal and beachgoers are urged to stay out of the water because of hazardous wave action and strong rip currents.

The rest of today's surf forecast calls for surf along west shores to be 3 feet to 6 feet, east shores to see surf 4 feet to 7 feet and north shores to see surf of 2 feet or less.