Surf expected to grow larger through today and Wednesday

A moderate south swell that could reach advisory levels of 8 feet is expected to bring waves of 3 to 5 feet with larger sets this afternoon.

Smaller surf of 1 to 3 feet is expected for most of the day, but waves will increase in size and consistency later in the afternoon, the National Weather Service said.

Surf will build overnight and should peak at 8 feet Wednesday.

The waves are being generated by a gale south of French Polynesia. Another storm near New Zealand may bring more surf to south shores this weekend.

Licensing office to open late due to work on lines

Maui County’s Department of Motor Vehicle and Licensing office in Lahaina is expected to open Wednesday at 10 a.m., two hours later than usual, while high-speed data transmission lines are installed.

Technicians from Maui County’s Information Technology Division will put in a system that will replace the temporary Internet connection that had a data transmission limit of 15 megabytes per second. Upon installation the new data transmission rate will be increased to 1 gigabyte per second.