Voggy skies are likely to stick around for at least another day, but Oahu and Kauai may get a brief respite from the haze starting Thursday night into Friday.

Forecasters expect a weak cold front to move over Kauai Thursday evening and then Oahu Thursday night. The front may bring modest rainfall, especially over north and northeast slopes.

North to northeast winds behind the front should blow the vog south on Friday, but winds are expected to become light and variable again this weekend into next week.

“We might get a break (from vog) here on Oahu,” said Maureen Ballard, a meteorologist with the Honolulu office of the National Weather Service. “But it’s not going to last very long… The vog will come right back with the light winds through the weekend and the early part of next week.”

The rains from the cold front are not likely to be heavy. Moisture from the front could linger in the area and bring scattered showers over the weekend, but atmospheric conditions are stable and forecasters only expect light showers, mostly in windward areas.

Meanwhile, the National Weather Service posted a high surf advisory for north and west shores of Kauai County and north shores of Oahu, Molokai and Maui as a new northwest swell arrives Thursday.

Waves of 10 to 15 feet are expected from about 6 a.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday.

Forecaster said beachgoers can expect strong breaking waves, shore break and strong longshore and rip currents making swimming difficult and dangerous.