Saturday 5 4 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Lanai

• • • 1.5ft

      , 13s, S 170º
    • 
      
    • 0.6ft

      , 14s, SSW 205º

• 
  

Small southerly energy at Lanai. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 4.4ft

            , 13s, NW 315º

Hanalei

• • 3.8ft

    , 14s, NNW 330º

Waimea

• • • • • • 2.5ft

            , 15s, NNW 335º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 6.4ft

            , 9s, ENE 75º
          • 2.3ft

            , 15s, NW 315º
          • 2.7ft

            , 5s, ENE 70º

The NW swell I discussed yesterday picked up just in time for the Ian Walsh Menehune contest at Hookipa this weekend. Windswell went up a notch too. Home guess for Hookipa is around chest to head high with occasionally bigger sets.

 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 5 3 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

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

• • • 1.5ft

      , 13s, S 190º

Lanai

• • • 1.7ft

      , 13s, S 185º
    • 0.6ft

      , 14s, SSW 210º

• 
  

Small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.


North shore

NW101

• 1.7ft

  , 16s, NNW 345º

NW001

• • • • • • 1.6ft

            , 15s, WSW 240º
            
            

Hanalei

• 0.5ft

  , 18s, NW 325º

Waimea

• • • • • • 0.3ft

            , 17s, WNW 300º
            
            

Pauwela

• 4.5ft

  , 9s, E 80º
• 4.4ft

  , 6s, ENE 75º
• 2.2ft

  , 3s, E 80º

The upstream buoys show signs of the start of a new small NW swell. Below are the maps of April 29 through March 1 that show the fetch that generated it. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist high of easterly windswell waves in the morning with possible organized bigger NW sets showing in the late afternoon (Surfline calls for 1.2ft 17s at 6pm).

 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

Thursday 5 2 24 morning call

No photos from yesterday. This is the latest video from Mr. Bennetts. State of the art surf foiling.

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

• • • 1.5ft

      , 13s, S 185º
    • 0.7ft

      , 11s, S 180º

Lanai

• • • 1.4ft

      , 13s, S 180º
    • 0.7ft

      , 15s, S 185º

• 
  

Small long period southerly energies at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

• • • • • • 3.9ft

            , 9s, E 90º
          • 3.5ft

            , 5s, E 80º

Only easterly windswell at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is flat to knee 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

 

Wednesday 5 1 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday was flat.

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

• • • 1.5ft

      , 13s, S 190º
    • 1.3ft

      , 11s, SSE 160º

Lanai

• • • 1.7ft

      , 13s, S 190º

• 
  

Small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Waimea

• • • • • • 0.9ft

            , 10s, NW 320º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 3.7ft

            , 9s, E 95º
          • 2ft

            , 6s, E 90º
          • 0.5ft

            , 12s, E 85º

Easterly windswell only again at Pauwela. Home guess for Hookipa is flat.

 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 4 30 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

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

• • • 2.5ft

      , 14s, S 190º

Lanai

• • • 1.9ft

      , 14s, S 190º
    • 0.9ft

      , 17s, S 190º

• 
  

Decent readings at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Hanalei

• • 2ft

    , 11s, NW 320º

Waimea

• • • • • • 1.3ft

            , 11s, NW 320º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 3.4ft

            , 9s, ESE 105º
          • 1.1ft

            , 11s, NNW 340º
          • 2.8ft

            , 4s, E 80º

1ft 11s of NW energy is not going to make much at all on our north shore, neither is a windswell from 105 degrees. Home guess for Hookipa is basically flat with occasional waist high breakers. Bigger on eastern exposures.

 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