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🌅6-9a 
Head-high trade windswell supplies plenty of size, but close-spaced peaks and onshore chop limit shape. Water level rises from the early low, gradually softening smaller sections. A brief dawn lull is possible around sheltered stretches, not a reliable clean window. Morning clouds and scattered passing showers linger.
- Typical waves:head
- Sets:none
- Surface:choppy
- Wind:100° 10kt ☁️
- Tide:▲2.1ft 12:07p
- Spectrum:
- 066° 4.2ft 8s
- 085° 0.7ft 14s
- 357° 0.8ft 8s
- 323° 0.6ft 12s
9a-1p 
Shoulder-high windswell gradually eases while onshore trades keep the surface choppy. Rising water level reaches the midday high, making softer reefs less defined and sections harder to connect. Small easterly groundswell remains mostly buried beneath the shorter-period surf. Cloud cover should thin near noon, with showers becoming less frequent.
- Typical waves:shoulder
- Sets:none
- Surface:choppy
- Wind:100° 9kt ☁️
- Tide:▲2.1ft 12:07p
- Spectrum:
- 065° 3.8ft 8s
- 085° 0.7ft 14s
- 356° 0.7ft 8s
- 323° 0.7ft 11s
1-7p🌙 
Chest-high trade surf holds through the afternoon and pau hana hours, with small easterly groundswell adding little distinct set structure. Falling water level helps some peaks stand up as the evening low approaches, but steady easterlies maintain chop. Skies turn sunnier, with only isolated passing showers.
- Typical waves:chest
- Sets:none
- Surface:choppy
- Wind:090° 9kt
- Tide:▼0.3ft 6:38p
- Spectrum:
- 062° 3.5ft 7s
- 085° 0.9ft 13s
- 359° 0.7ft 8s
- 322° 0.6ft 11s
tomorrow
🌅6-10a
Shoulder-high trade surf mixes with occasional head-high sets from small northeast and easterly pulses. The early low tide adds definition before rising water level softens some sections. A short dawn lull is possible, but easterly winds favor onshore chop rather than sustained clean conditions. Only isolated showers are expected.
- Typical waves:shoulder
- Sets:head, lully
- Surface:choppy
- Wind:080° 8kt
- Tide:▼0.7ft 6:33a
- Spectrum:
- 058° 3.5ft 8s
- 039° 1.3ft 13s
- 085° 1.1ft 13s
- 321° 0.9ft 11s
10a-2p
Shoulder-high surf continues, with occasional head-high sets interrupting the shorter trade peaks. Nearly direct onshore winds maintain chop despite their modest strength. The midday high tide softens weaker sections and reduces definition across flatter reefs. Mostly sunny skies help the weather, but do little to improve the mixed-up surface.
- Typical waves:shoulder
- Sets:head, lully
- Surface:choppy
- Wind:070° 8kt
- Tide:▲2.0ft 12:27p
- Spectrum:
- 059° 3.5ft 8s
- 040° 1.4ft 12s
- 085° 1.1ft 13s
- 322° 1.1ft 11s
2-7p🌙 
Shoulder-high trade peaks carry occasional head-high sets as the small northeast and easterly swells persist. Falling water level adds definition through the afternoon toward an evening low. Light-to-moderate onshore winds still leave plenty of chop, limiting connected faces. Mostly sunny conditions prevail, with an isolated shower possible around sunset.
- Typical waves:shoulder
- Sets:head, lully
- Surface:choppy
- Wind:070° 7kt
- Tide:▼0.1ft 6:54p
- Spectrum:
- 060° 3.2ft 8s
- 041° 1.6ft 12s
- 085° 1.2ft 13s
- 322° 1.1ft 11s
Saturday
🌅6a-12p
Stomach-high trade surf, with occasional chest-high lines, remains choppy in light-to-moderate northeasterlies. The early low tide helps definition before water level rises. A small easterly pulse persists, while the first grazing northerly forerunners may appear toward midday, reaching some reefs more effectively than others. Showers should be isolated.
- Typical waves:stomach
- Sets:chest, sparse
- Surface:choppy
- Wind:060° 8kt
- Tide:▼0.8ft 7:18a
- Spectrum:
- 055° 2.6ft 10s
- 083° 1.0ft 12s
- 344° 1.2ft 15s
- 059° 1.6ft 4s
- 325° 1.0ft 10s
12-7p🌙
Stomach-high surf carries occasional shoulder-high sets at better-exposed reefs as northerly swell builds late. Size varies substantially along the coast, and northeasterly winds maintain chop. The midday high initially softens shape, then falling water level sharpens peaks. Approaching a minus low after sunset increases shallow-reef risk. Showers increase around evening.
- Typical waves:stomach
- Sets:shoulder, lully
- Surface:choppy
- Wind:050° 7kt
- Tide:▲1.9ft 12:47p
- Spectrum:
- 040° 2.1ft 9s
- 345° 2.5ft 13s
- 075° 1.8ft 7s
- 083° 1.0ft 12s
- 327° 1.0ft 10s
FOLLOW - Rating
- average+
- Waves
- thigh-high
- head-high
- double-overhead
- Wind
- 060° 15kts (barbs)
CONTEXT FOR AI AGENTS
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- Deep-water trough-to-crest height: Reported by buoys and operational wave models, either per spectral component or as total significant wave height.
- Breaking trough-to-crest height: The height of waves reaching surf breaks after shoaling, focusing, and refraction. Often used by scientific and meteorological sources written for a broad audience.
- Surfer-perceived face height: What surfers see while riding the steep face of a breaking wave, rather than measuring from the trough. It is subjective, depends on wave shape (steepness and hollowness) as well as height, and is commonly about 25% lower than trough-to-crest height.
- Hawaiian scale: Roughly half the surfer-perceived face height, traditionally said to be observed from behind the wave.
- Surfer scale: Roughly maps surfer-perceived face height to terms such as waist-high, chest-high, overhead, and double-overhead.
| Surfer scale | Perceived face | Breaking trough-to-crest | Hawaiian / Deep-water (T=16s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waist-high | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Chest-high | 4 | 5-6 | 2 |
| Head-high | 5 | 6-7 | 2-3 |
| Overhead | 6-8 | 8-10 | 3-4 |
| 2× overhead | 10-12 | 12-16 | 5-6 |
Our service uses the surfer scale and "signal bars" for smaller surf (0..5ft), followed by symbols for overhead (OH), 2× or 3× overhead, and extreme heights (!!).
Surf always arrives with a range of wave heights. “Typical waves” describes common rideable waves at average spots; “Sets” describes larger waves that may arrive intermittently at the best peaks. Neither estimate is an exact size or a guaranteed maximum, and individual breaks may differ. Use judgment whether your user wants you to report these distinctions.
Scientific and meteorological sources may use "wave" and "flow" in ways unfamiliar to surfers. Take care with surf lingo that can create unintended double entendres in context, such as "slam," "smash," "ride," "hit," "pound," "jack," and "head."
Weakening trades leave Northeast Oahu choppy through Saturday, with only brief dawn lulls possible rather than a dependable offshore window. Trade windswell dominates, supplemented by small easterly energy from former Hurricane Trudy and a new northerly pulse late Saturday. The developing northerly swell fits the seasonal transition toward winter, but grazing approaches make size uneven along the coast. Saturday evening's falling water level approaches a minus low, increasing shallow-reef risk.
Looking ahead: Northerly swell should peak Sunday, followed by longer-period west-northwest swell early next week; both will reach Northeast Oahu unevenly, especially behind northern headlands. Weak-to-moderate trades still favor onshore texture, so any cleaner dawn periods are likely brief. Showers remain mostly passing through Monday, with a more uncertain heavy-rain and thunderstorm threat developing Tuesday into Wednesday.