Epic 50' Waves Pound Hawaii
Hurricane-force winds north of the Hawaiian Islands have caused massive 50′ waves this past weekend in an epic surf and wind event.
A High Surf Warning remains in effect for the north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu and Molokai and north shores of Maui.
A series of large to very large northwest swells will maintain advisory to warning level surf through Tuesday before dropping below advisory levels.
The National Weather Service said north shores surfs would rise to 30 feet, while west shores saw a rapid rise to upt to 22 feet.
Forecasters warned beachgoers that ocean water might occasionally sweep across beaches, and that the waves would cause strong breaking waves with strong longshore and rip currents, making swimming very hazardous.
Breaking waves might impact harbor channels, making navigation dangerous in those areas.
Neighborhoods on Oahu’s North Shore experienced unprecedented erosion this winter, with whole backyards, decks, and swimming pools pulled into the ocean.
Homeowners prepped for today’s with sandbags and reinforcements, and Red Cross volunteers and supplies were available for those in need.
Hawaii News Now described ”the largest swell in decades” and published a slide show showing massive waves breaking on Oahu’s North Shore, near Waimea Bay.
A bold headline atop a Honolulu Star Advertiser story last Wednesday read, “Surf up to 40 feet expected to roll in today.”
Stormy weather led to monster waves in California, causing treacherous conditions as it also forced cancelling one surf competition in the Aloha State.
Nevertheless, 40-year-old wave rider from South Africa claimed his second Mavericks International surfing championship Friday, leading two dozen competitors carving crests up to five stories tall in the northern California’s famed surf contest.
Grant “Twiggy” Baker, from Durban, who won his first Mavericks victory in 2006, was awarded a $12,000 grand prize at the competition that draws tens of thousands of fans each year to sleepy coastal town Half Moon Bay, 30 miles south of San Francisco.
Sources: Hawaii News Now, Honolulu Star Advertiser, Reuters
Photo Credits: Hawaii News Now, Eric Esterle
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Sign of the times, say Global Warming folks. HAARP say others. Whichever, is this linked to what’s sending Polar Vortex splitting. (/alternative/2014/01/manmade-global-warming-alaskan-winter-heat-wave-ripping-polar-vortex-in-half-2882936.html)
Polar Vortex is just a new term for the cold polar air mass the always comes down the plains. Nothing new here…Been happening for hundreds of years.
The Epic waves on the North Shore? Normal for HI this time of year (a bit late this season though!). Awesome surfing time!!!
Normal? Why are all the reports saying it’s historic – nothing near that size in decades?
However I will say that being 84 everyday since Christmas in Southern California is a bit odd. We have finally cooled down this weekend.
And my trees started blooming last week. My Pomegranate tree has mew spring leaves sprouting and my Plumarias are sprouting seed pods (this one is the big white flower I have had for about 25 years) first time it sprouted a seed pod!!
Fruit growers hate these winter thaws, where blossoms are then killed by the next cold period: the origin of “nipped in the bud!”
Only pussywillows have mew spring leaves.
good time for o’ bama to go body surfing there!
Yeah and he might, too – or at least photo ops would look like that.
Just like his photo ops in the “clean safe Gulf waters” when he wasn’t even in the Gulf with his daughter.