High surf advisory canceled for all islands

NWS forecasters say a large south swell will produce hazardous surf along exposed south facing beaches through Thursday afternoon.

• Surf: 8 to 12 ft with sets to 14 ft, dropping overnight to 6 to 9 ft Thursday.
  
  
• Impacts: moderate, expect strong breaking waves, Shore break, and strong Longshore and Rip currents making swimming difficult and dangerous.

On Wednesday, lifeguards rescued 123 people from high surf in Waikiki and conducted 739 preventative actions.

The High Surf Advisory is now in effect until 6 p.m. Thursday.

Ocean Safety officials continue to ask surfers to call 911 if you suspect someone is in trouble in the ocean or you need to report a broken board that was not recovered.  

 Ocean Safety says there have been cases where people reported their unrecovered boards and unnecessary search efforts were prevented.