A large south swell will continue to produce high end advisory-level surf along all south-facing shores of the Hawaiian Islands through today, with surf heights expected to begin gradually declining later today and tonight.
Forecasters at the National Weather Service office in Honolulu have extended until 6 p.m. Monday the high surf advisory for those south-facing shorelines of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau.
Peak afternoon high tides combined with elevated water levels running about a half-foot higher than normal — along with high surf along southern shores — will also lead to additional minor flooding along most shorelines and low-lying coastal areas today.
Forecasters now say water levels will likely decrease by Monday instead of today as initially predicted…