Decent Sized South Swell On The Rise Through Friday- Hawaii

Fresh to strong trade winds will slowly ease through Wednesday high Northeast of the islands moves off to the northeast. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the typically windy waters around the Big Island and Maui County through this afternoon and continues to look like it may be dropped by this evening as winds ease to moderate to locally fresh. Thursday to Saturday, the trade winds could ease further, and chances for heavy showers will likely increase.

South: Near shore buoys are showing signs of fading energy in the 12 to 16 sec range suggesting the current south swell is slowly beginning to fade today into Wednesday. Forerunners from a larger and longer lived south-southwest swell will arrive Wednesday, and surf is expected rise near, or to, the High Surf Advisory level during the peak of the swell Thursday and Friday. This swell will gradually decline through the weekend.