Saturday, March 02, 2019

Saturday 3 2 19 morning call

A SUP foiling, a SUP and a longboard session for me yesterday, harbor was magic again.
Randy is flying really high on this one and he's leaning forward to keep the nose down and avoid the overfoil. His feet are in the straps, the only way he can achieve that is to shift his hips towards the front.

No need to do that for Craig, cruising in perfect balance on this one.

Finn Spencer had straps on his tiny board and was trying aerials.

Which, to me, appear to be pretty dangerous. Always try to fall a bit to the side to avoid getting hit by the foil that often likes to keep travelling by itself a bit.

Gofoil's Alex Aguera.

Scott Trudon's low stance.

4am significant buoy readings
South shore
No indication of southerly energy at the buoys.

North shore
NW101
2.2ft @ 13s from 333° (NNW)

N
6.3ft @ 10s from 354° (N)

Hanalei
1.7ft @ 15s from 323° (NW)

Waimea
5.7ft @ 9s from 9° (N)

Pauwela
4.2ft @ 10s from 357° (N)
3.1ft @ 11s from 341° (NNW)
2.3ft @ 13s from 340° (NNW)
 
Lingering energy from NNW to N, 2 to 4 feet from 10 to 13s at Pauwela means a day of mixed swells. The size will make Hookipa surfable (probably around head high occasionally bigger) and the calm wind in the first few of hours of light should make for clean conditions. Not sure I'll be able do a beach report though. All the swells are predicted to slowly decline, but 6ft 10s at the N buoy should keeps things rolling.

Wind map at noon.
 
North Pacific has a NW, a N and a NE fetch. Guess which one I'm most excited about?
 
South Pacific has such a good S fetch that Pat Caldwell felt like writing: the new south swell season is predicted to begin late next week. I would more prudently call it an out of season south swell instead, as it might go back to flat to small for another couple of months after it, but I sure hope he's right instead. Either way, 2.7ft 15s predicted by Surfline for next weekend.

Morning sky.

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