Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Tuesday 8 15 23 morning call

Hookipa yesterday at sunset had head high sets from the NW swell.

6-7am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 0.8ft
        , 17s, S 190º

Lanai
      • 0.8ft
        , 14s, SSW 195º
      • 0.9ft
        , 12s, S 190º

Different periods of small southerly energies at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam instead if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

  • 2.2ft
    , 9s, NW 315º

Hanalei

    • 2.8ft
      , 10s, NNW 330º

Waimea

    • 2.7ft
      , 11s, NNW 330º

Mokapu

    • 3.5ft
      , 6s, E 85º

The NW swell seemed to have peaked yesterday and now it's down to 11s at Waimea and soon will come down more. Still some waves on offer for today, home guess for Hookipa is chest to shoulder high.

 Wind map at noon (24h old). 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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