Monday, April 29, 2024

Monday 4 29 24 morning call

North shore yesterday.

7am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2.3ft
        , 11s, S 170º

      • 0.7ft
        , 17s, SSW 200º

Lanai
      • 0.9ft
        , 15s, S 185º

      • 0.8ft
        , 13s, SSW 195º

Very small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 2ft
              , 11s, NW 320º

Hanalei

  • 1.9ft
    , 11s, NW 315º

Waimea

            • 1.7ft
              , 11s, NW 325º

Pauwela

            • 5.3ft
              , 7s, E 80º
            • 0.8ft
              , 11s, NW 325º

Negligible NW energy at the buoys, we're back to mostly easterly windswell. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist high with occasionally bigger sets.

 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

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Sunday 4 28 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
    • 1.6ft
      , 11s, S 185º

Lanai
    • 1.4ft
      , 13s, SSW 200º
    • 1.3ft
      , 11s, SSE 165º

Very small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

          • 0.9ft
            , 13s, NNW 345º

Hanalei

  • 1.1ft
    , 13s, NW 320º

Waimea

          • 1.5ft
            , 12s, NNW 330º

Pauwela

          • 4ft
            , 9s, E 95º
          • 2.7ft
            , 7s, E 80º
          • 1.4ft
            , 13s, NNW 335º

Very small NW energy at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist high with occasionally bigger sets.

 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

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Saturday 4 27 24 morning call

No photos from yesterday. This is Cloudbreak during a large swell mid April. Photo by Brothers Surf Tours.

7am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Lanai
    • 1.3ft
      , 13s, SSW 200º
    • 1.2ft
      , 11s, S 175º

A couple of small south swells at Lanai. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

          • 2ft
            , 11s, NNW 330º

Hanalei

  • 2.4ft
    , 13s, NNW 335º

Waimea

          • 3.3ft
            , 13s, NW 320º

Pauwela

          • 5.2ft
            , 8s, ENE 70º
          • 2.2ft
            , 13s, NW 325º
          • 2.8ft
            , 4s, ENE 70º

A new small NW swell is at the buoys. Below are the maps of April 22 through 25 that show the fetch that generated it. The north shore will have a mix of that and the easterly windswell. Home guess for Hookipa is around chest to head high with possible bigger sets in the afternoon.

 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

Friday, April 26, 2024

Friday 4 26 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

8am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
    • 1.5ft
      , 13s, SW 215º

Lanai
    • 1.7ft
      , 13s, SSW 200º

Decent 13s readings at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.


North shore

NW001

          • 1.3ft
            , 11s, NNW 330º

Hanalei

  • 1.7ft
    , 13s, WNW 295º

Waimea

          • 3.4ft
            , 7s, NE 40º
          • 1.1ft
            , 11s, NW 310º
          • 0.8ft
            , 13s, WNW 295º

Pauwela

          • 4.4ft
            , 9s, E 80º
          • 4.2ft
            , 6s, ENE 70º
          • 3.3ft
            , 4s, E 80º

Traces of small NW energy at the upstream buoys, only windswell at Pauwela. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to occasionally chest high.

 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