Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Wednesday 3 27 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers

No southerly energy at Barbers. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

      • 1.9ft
        , 11s, NNW 330º

Waimea

      • 2.6ft
        , 11s, NW 310º
      • 2ft
        , 13s, NW 305º

Pauwela

      • 3.2ft
        , 12s, NW 315º
      • 3.6ft
        , 9s, NE 55º
      • 3.3ft
        , 3s, ENE 70º

NW swell went down to small levels and will continue declining all day. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high.

 Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here.


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: possibly over the ice sheet) from Windy.
North Pacific (about 4 days travel time from the NW corner of the North Pacific):

South Pacific (about 7 days travel time from east/west of New Zealand):

Morning sky

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Tuesday 3 26 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

No southerly energy at Barbers. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

      • 5.5ft
        , 14s, NW 305º
      • 3.2ft
        , 11s, NW 320º

Waimea

      • 3.5ft
        , 12s, NW 315º
      • 2.8ft
        , 15s, NW 305º

Pauwela

      • 3.1ft
        , 14s, NW 320º
      • 2.9ft
        , 12s, NNW 330º
      • 3.7ft
        , 9s, ENE 75º
NW swell peaked yesterday and today is showing moderate readings at the local buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is around head and a half.

 Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here.


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: possibly over the ice sheet) from Windy.
North Pacific (about 4 days travel time from the NW corner of the North Pacific):

South Pacific (about 7 days travel time from east/west of New Zealand):

Morning sky

Monday, March 25, 2024

Monday 3 25 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.


Just like yesterday, Hookipa got bigger at sunset with the arrival of the first sets of a new long period swell.

The strong easterly wind of the last couple of days provided for some wild downwind conditions. Yesterday Mauidownwindfoil set up another unofficial practice race. Kane De Wilde flew from Maliko to the harbor in an unbelievable 27 minutes and 19 seconds and pretty much everyone else set a personal record. I was on an Eagle 690, fell once and touched down (and restarted immediately thanks to the Foil Drive) about 5 times. Again, don't make the mistake to compare my time to the others, as the advantage of the free take-offs provided by the Foil Drive is huge. Btw, I have one Gen 2 Max available at Hi-Tech. I'll be there today 2 to 6, or contact me via email (link on the right) if interested.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

No southerly energy at Barbers. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

      • 6ft
        , 16s, NW 310º
      • 3.6ft
        , 14s, NW 320º

Waimea

      • 6.5ft
        , 17s, WNW 300º

Pauwela

      • 7.6ft
        , 7s, ENE 70º
      • 2.5ft
        , 18s, NW 320º
      • 1.8ft
        , 12s, NNW 335º

New long NW swell on the rise all day. Home guess for Hookipa is around head and a half to double overhead in the morning, building up to triple overhead at sunset.

 Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here.


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: possibly over the ice sheet) from Windy.
North Pacific (about 4 days travel time from the NW corner of the North Pacific):

South Pacific (about 7 days travel time from east/west of New Zealand):

Morning sky

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Sunday 3 24 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.


It got pretty big at sunset and Browsinho was on it.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

No southerly energy at Barbers. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

      • 3.1ft
        , 21s, NW 310º
      • 3.1ft
        , 14s, NW 310º

Waimea

      • 2.9ft
        , 14s, NW 315º
      • 3.5ft
        , 7s, NE 40º
      • 1.5ft
        , 11s, NW 315º

Pauwela

      • 5.7ft
        , 8s, E 90º
      • 2.8ft
        , 15s, NW 315º
      • 2.2ft
        , 13s, NW 315º

NW swell peaked yesterday and today will slowly decline from that 2.8ft 15s reading at Pauwela. The NW buoy shows an impressive 3ft 21s of a new swell that will arrive tonight (1.8ft 21s at 6pm predicted by Surfline) and become pretty solid tomorrow (5ft 15s). Below are the maps of March 20 through 24 that show the fetch that generated it. Home guess for Hookipa today is around head and a half to double.

 Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here.


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: possibly over the ice sheet) from Windy.
North Pacific (about 4 days travel time from the NW corner of the North Pacific):

South Pacific (about 7 days travel time from east/west of New Zealand):

Morning sky

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Saturday 3 23 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.


Hookipa yesterday afternoon. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

7am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

No southerly energy at Barbers. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

      • 5.6ft
        , 15s, NW 305º

Waimea

      • 3.6ft
        , 17s, NW 305º
      • 3.5ft
        , 7s, NE 40º
      • 1.4ft
        , 9s, N 355º

Pauwela

      • 6.5ft
        , 7s, ENE 60º
      • 1.9ft
        , 17s, NW 325º
      • 1.4ft
        , 14s, NW 325º

The NW swell we discussed yesterday is in line with the forecast. Yesterday was too west to do much locally, today it should be felt more, although with a inconsistent arrival of sets. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high or more in the morning, bulding up to double overhead at sunset.

 Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here.


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: possibly over the ice sheet) from Windy.
North Pacific (about 4 days travel time from the NW corner of the North Pacific):

South Pacific (about 7 days travel time from east/west of New Zealand):

Morning sky

Friday, March 22, 2024

Friday 3 22 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
            • 0.7ft
              , 17s, SSW 205º
Very small Tasman Sea energy at Barbers. Below are the maps of March 13 through 15 that show the fetch that generated it.

Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

      • 1.6ft
        , 15s, WNW 295º
      • 1.7ft
        , 11s, NNW 330º

Waimea

      • 2.8ft
        , 13s, NW 315º
      • 4.5ft
        , 7s, NNE 30º

Pauwela

      • 3.3ft
        , 12s, NW 320º
      • 4.2ft
        , 6s, NNE 30º
      • 1.2ft
        , 8s, NNW 345º

NW swell is declining at the buoys while the NW one shows new 1.6ft 15s energy from 295. Below are the maps of March 18 to 20 that show the fetch that generated it. Not much to be expected on our north shore today (surfline calls for 1ft 16s at 6pm, building to 4ft 15s at 6pm tomorrow). Home guess for Hookipa is around head high.

 Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here.


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: possibly over the ice sheet) from Windy.
North Pacific (about 4 days travel time from the NW corner of the North Pacific):

South Pacific (about 7 days travel time from east/west of New Zealand):

Morning sky