Saturday, April 13, 2024

Saturday 4 13 24 morning call

I accidentally deleted the picture from yesterday, this is a photo by Ben Thouard.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
  • 1.7ft
    , 13s, S 180º
  • 0.9ft
    , 18s, SSW 210º

Lanai
  • 1.2ft
    , 18s, SSW 210º
  • 1.6ft
    , 13s, S 185º

Small 13s S and 18s SSW energies at the buoys. Below are the maps of April 8 through 11 that show the fetch of the 18s Tasman Sea swell.

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

North shore

NW101

        • 3.1ft
          , 8s, NW 315º

Waimea

        • 2.3ft
          , 9s, N 5º
        • 0.6ft
          , 18s, W 275º
        • 0.6ft
          , 12s, NW 320º

Pauwela

        • 3.4ft
          , 9s, E 80º
        • 1.9ft
          , 6s, E 80º
        • 0.6ft
          , 12s, NNW 330º

Mostly easterly windswell at Pauwela again. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to shoulder 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

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