Posted at 1:18 a.m., Wednesday, November 21, 2007
North Shore under high surf advisory
Advertiser Staff
With surf rising to 12 to 16 feet, the National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory for north-facing shores through 10 a.m. Thursday.A northwest swell will be building overnight, peaking near advisory levels on north facing shores today. A larger northwest swell will arrive Friday, with surf approaching warning levels along north and west facing shores. This swell will slowly subside over the weekend. Another large northwest swell will build late Monday, the weather service said.
Today, surf along east-facing shores will decrease to heights of 5 to 7 feet; surf along west-facing shores will be 2 to 4 feet overnight and increase to 6 to 8 feet; and surf along south-facing shores will be 3 feet or less.
Surf heights are forecast heights of the face or front of waves. 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.
