Posted at 5:38 a.m., Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Huge North Shore surf expected to arrive by tomorrow
Advertiser Staff
Monster surf is on the way and should arrive on the North Shore by early tomorrow morning, according to the National Weather Service.Surf along north-facing shores was expected to drop to about 6 feet this morning and then increase rapidly to about 10 feet or more by tonight, forecasters said.
By tomorrow morning, a large northwest swell could be generating waves with faces in the 25-foot range, big enough to trigger a high-surf warning, forecasters said. Another large north-northwest swell will arrive early Monday.
Elsewhere , look for surf of 3 to 6 feet this morning along west-facing shores, increasing rapidly to 8 feet of more by tonight, and as much as 12 feet by tomorrow.
Surf along east-facing shores will remain at 1 to 3 feet through today while south-facing shores can expect to see surf of 1 to 2 feet.
Surf along south-facing shores will be 1 to 2 feet through Wednesday.
