Monday 5 2 22 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

Duotone just released this crazy video that almost ended up in a tragedy. I had the opportunity of doing a couple of downwind run with a Unit D-Lab with the leading edge in Aluula and that material really is stiff as hell.


5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Barbers

2ft at 18s S 190º

0.8ft at 14s S 190º

The Tahiti swell has arrived and Barbers is recording 2ft 18s. Below are the maps of April25 through 29 that show the multiple fetches that generated it. Mostly angular spreading stuff, so expect low consistency. There will be waves until the weekend and then a long period of almost nothing.

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

North shore
NW101
3.2ft @ 17s from 343° (NNW)

NW001
4ft @ 17s from 329° (NW)

Hanalei

2.5ft @ 11s from 327° (NW)

1ft @ 18s from 309° (WNW)

Waimea
2.1ft @ 11s from 323° (NW)

Mokapu

5.5ft @ 8s from 85° (E)

5ft @ 9s from 83° (E)

New long period NW swell is at the upstream buoys (not quite at Waimea yet). Below are the maps of April 28 and 29 that show the fetch that generated it.

This is the Surfline forecast for the next two days that calls for almost 3ft 17s at sunset today. The black graph is another larger NW swell that will start arriving tomorrow.

As you can see, the rise will be steady and slow all day, but in the morning it's going to be mostly about the windswell, so the home guess for Hookipa is for waist to shoulder high. Should be well 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.