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<h2>Surfline Official Forecast - Saturday, Nov. 23rd, 2013</h2>

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<h3>Current Status: <span style="color: #ff0000;">RED</span></h3>
<h3><strong>BRIEF OVERVIEW</strong></h3>
The Haleiwa event will finish off with fun waist-chest occasional shoulder-head high+ sets and ENE Trades on Sunday the 24th. Plenty of swell lining up for the Sunset event next week, a new NW pulse due to build in Monday PM into Tuesday the 26th, with possibly a solid NW swell due for Friday the 29th.
<h3><strong>HALEIWA</strong></h3>
<strong>SUNDAY 24th: Finishing the Haleiwa event on a fun day</strong>
SWELL/SURF: NW shifting NNW swell holds, offering surf mainly around the waist-shoulder high zone at Haleiwa, with occasional waves/peaks hitting head high+ on the bigger ones (3-4' occasional 5'+ faces). Likely some occasional slightly overhead peaks/wedges popping up during the better tides.
WIND: Light to moderate ENE Trades through the first part of the morning, becoming moderate to breezy for the day. Partly cloudy/sunny skies.

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<h3><strong>SUNSET</strong></h3>
<strong>MONDAY 25th: Transition day between swells</strong>
SWELL/SURF: Old NNW swell eases through the day, while a new NW swell builds over the PM. Look for chest-head high occasional 1-2' overhead sets at Sunset (4-6' occasional 7' faces) in the early morning. Surf will gradually decline through the morning and into the afternoon. However, look for waist-chest occasional head high+ sets to show before dark off the new building NW energy.
WIND: Light to moderate ENE Trades through the first part of the morning, becoming moderate to breezy for the day. Partly cloudy/sunny skies.

<strong>TUESDAY 26th: Decent size swell tops out over the morning</strong>
SWELL/SURF: New NW swell peaks in the morning with sets around head high to a few feet overhead+ for Sunset (5-8'+ faces), occasional bombs pushing up to double overhead (9-10' faces). This energy will ease slowly over the afternoon.
WIND: Light to moderate East Trades through the first part of the morning, becoming moderate to breezy for the day. Partly cloudy/sunny skies.

<strong>WEDNESDAY 27th: Easing surf</strong>
SWELL/SURF: Easing NW swell. Biggest early with chest-head high occasional 1-2' overhead sets at Sunset (4-6' occasional 7' faces). Surf will gradually decline through the day.
WIND: Light to moderate ESE wind. Partly to mostly cloudy skies.

<strong>THURSDAY 28th: Small-scale, but watching for new NW to build in over the PM</strong>
SWELL/SURF: Old NW swell continues to ease, still offering sets around waist-chest occasional shoulder-head high in the morning (3-4' occasional 5' faces). However, we're watching for a new/solid NW swell to be steadily building in over the PM, potentially with larger sets showing before dark (still pending development)
WIND: Light ESE veering SE wind. Partly to mostly cloudy skies.

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<h3><strong>SWELL/SURF OUTLOOK FOR SUNSET</strong></h3>
Another complex storm system had recently developed over the northwestern rim of the Pacific and tracked eastward into the central NPAC. This system setup a fetch for Hawaii that packed wind speeds up to 30-40kts or so, which will deliver another decent pulse of NW swell (305-330 deg) that will build in over the PM hours on Monday. Look for chest-head high+ sets to show for Sunset before dark on Monday off this fresh energy. On Tuesday morning, Sunset will see plenty of waves around head high up to a few feet overhead, with occasional sets/peaks pushing up to double overhead. This energy will be easing slowly over Tuesday PM through mid week, but still offering chest-overhead waves for Sunset on Wednesday.

Further out; forecast charts continue to indicate that we'll see a new developing low sweep across the Northwest Pacific through the next few days or so, where it may intensify quite a bit by mid week over the central NPAC, and within close proximity to the Islands. If this continues to stay on track, then a solid and consistent NW swell (310-330 deg) will build into the North Shore over the PM on Thursday the 28th and peak on Friday the 29th, potentially with double-triple overhead+ sets at Sunset. Stay posted for updates, still pending development.
<h3><strong>WIND/WEATHER</strong></h3>
High pressure will continue to extend over Hawaii through the first half of the new week; offering moderate to breezy ENE veering East Trades (lightest in the early mornings) through Mon/Tues, as well as generally partly cloudy/mostly sunny skies for the North Shore. Lighter East veering ESE wind may show on Wednesday, as a front approaches the Islands from the NW.

At this time, we're expecting a front to approach the Islands around mid week, possibly passing through Oahu late Thursday to Saturday (28th-30th) with variable wind and good chance for rain showers. Stay tuned.

<strong>Next Update: </strong>Sunday evening, Nov 24th

-Jonathan