Updated at 12:17 p.m., Thursday, January 10, 2008
Competitions on hold as surf drops on Hawaii shores
Advertiser Staff
High surf on the north- and west-facing shores was on a downward trend at midday and conditions were not good enough for surf competitions at Pipeline and Waimea Bay.A high-surf warning is expected to remain in effect until 6 p.m., but the city Department of Emergency Management said there have been no reports of problems.
With the high-surf conditions, problems tend to arise during high tide and that will be at about 4:30 p.m. today on the North Shore, said John Cummings, emergency management spokesman.
The National Weather Service has issued a high-surf advisory for all north- and west-facing shores on O'ahu through 6 p.m. today.
Some 25- to 30-foot waves on north-facing shores from this morning will continue to decline as will the 15- to 20-foot waves on west-facing shores.
Surf along east- and south-facing shores will be 1 foot to 3 feet through the day.
The large northwest swell creating these waves will gradually subside through Saturday. Another large north-northwest swell is expected Sunday.
The sixth annual Da Hui Backdoor Shootout, being held at Pipeline, was postponed due to poor surf conditions. The competition must wrap up by Sunday.
At Waimea the waves were not big enough to start the Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational in Memory of Eddie Aikau.
