Wednesday 11 8 23 morning call

Cash Berzolla's incredible aerial off the lip at Hookipa yesterday (using the lip of the wave like a windsurfer).

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers

• • • • • 1ft

          , 13s, S 180º
        • 0.7ft

          , 17s, SSW 200º

Lanai

• • • • • 2.8ft

          , 6s, S 170º
        • 1.6ft

          , 9s, S 170º
        • 0.7ft

          , 17s, SSE 165º

Traces of 17s energy at the buoys. I couldn't identify a fetch for it, that's usually not a good sign. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

• • 5.9ft

    , 8s, ENE 65º
  • 1.3ft

    , 11s, NNE 15º
  • 3.1ft

    , 4s, E 85º

6ft 8s from 65 at Pauwela. Home guess for Hookipa is chest to slightly over head high. Bigger mid day when the wind is strongest.

 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