Saturday, May 04, 2024

Saturday 5 4 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Lanai
      • 1.5ft
        , 13s, S 170º

      • 0.6ft
        , 14s, SSW 205º

Small southerly energy at Lanai. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 4.4ft
              , 13s, NW 315º

Hanalei

    • 3.8ft
      , 14s, NNW 330º

Waimea

            • 2.5ft
              , 15s, NNW 335º

Pauwela

            • 6.4ft
              , 9s, ENE 75º
            • 2.3ft
              , 15s, NW 315º
            • 2.7ft
              , 5s, ENE 70º

The NW swell I discussed yesterday picked up just in time for the Ian Walsh Menehune contest at Hookipa this weekend. Windswell went up a notch too. Home guess for Hookipa is around chest to head 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

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