The National Weather Service is predicting what could be the largest ocean swell in a decade hitting the North Shore of Oahu sometime over the next two days. Matt Foster, a National Weather Service forecaster, note that waves could be as large as 25 to 30 feet in height (50 to 60 feet face) thanks to a calumniation of a storm 1,500 miles northwest of Hawaiian Islands and strong sustained winds on top of that. While this is delightful news to professional big wave surfers and thousands tourists who are flocking to watch various surfing competitions, some North Shore residents who have oceanfront homes are concerned about the erosion that may occur because of the pounding waves. Residents are doing their best placing sand bags and tarps along their property line, but truthfully it will be up to mother nature to see what damage, if any, would occur.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 1-21-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Principal Broker, REALTOR®
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