Friday, December 09, 2022

Friday 12 9 22 morning call

Here's a clip from yesterday's wing downwinder. I'm tuning the new Armstrong 935 mast and I'm far from having it dialed, so please don't take any of the things I say about it as definitive. I still got plenty things to try before I'm ready to do a proper review.


5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
No southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
NW101

  • 7.9ft
    , 8s, E 100º
  • 1.8ft
    , 13s, NNW 330º

Hanalei

  • 9ft
    , 8s, ENE 70º
  • 1.7ft
    , 14s, NW 320º

Waimea

  • 5.1ft
    , 8s, NE 40º
  • 1.7ft
    , 15s, NW 325º

Mokapu

  • 9.7ft
    , 8s, E 80º

Hilo

  • 9.2ft
    , 9s, E 80º

Traces of NW energy are the the upstream buoys, most likely coming from the fetch NE of Japan in the map of December 5 below.


The easterly windswell (9ft 9s at Hilo) will be largely dominant though. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to head and a third and windy.

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.

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