High Surf — Oahu North Shore, Hawaii

2023-11-23 to 2023-11-25 · Oahu North Shore, Hawaii

Event narrative

Surf up to 50 feet brought hazardous conditions to north and west facing shores. Members of the public reported, property damage near rockpiles took out a fence. The, blue wave house at pipeline had its ground floor completely washed out. glass doors blown out. Furniture and carpet throughout has to be discarded. Large breaking waves and current also made recreational and maritime activities dangerous.

Wider weather episode

A large northwest swell brought thirty five to fifty foot surf for north and west facing shores. These large breaking waves and strong current made recreational and maritime activities dangerous, as well as produced localized coastal flooding, property damage, and debris from the beach runup.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1143756. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.