July 22, 2005
7/23
7/23
SATURDAY...surf will bump a bit overnight as a new south swell fills in. buoy 2 is showing the energy associated with this swell episode so expect at least another 12-16hrs of swell left for southern shores. again the surfers heed the warning as these south swells are merely gifts from deep downunder and surf is generally waist to head high at best as these swells are caused by moderate storm roughly 3500-5000nm away and by the time they get here they have lost nearly 80% of their power. it truly takes a giant storm with 40+ seas over at least a 3 day period with a fetch at least 1500nm long to produce anything past the 4ft range. and then the storm has to be ideally placed north of new zealand just east of the islands to not be blocked by the islands of the south pacific. if you really want to see how an ocean should produce swell from the south just check out the indian ocean as it has been firing non-stop for the last month with powerful swells unobstructed by islands. indonesia is truly blessed with consistent powerful south swell that hawaii could only dream of.
Posted by megaprober at July 22, 2005 07:35 PM