Thursday, August 22, 2024

Thursday 8 22 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

I made a video of a downwinder with an F-one EagleX 900.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2.3ft
        , 13s, S 185º

Lanai
      • 1.5ft
        , 13s, S 190º
      • 1ft
        , 11s, SSW 210º

South swell winding down at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 2.8ft
              , 15s, NNW 330º

NW101

  • 3.5ft
    , 15s, WNW 300º


Hanalei

    • 1.8ft
      , 17s, WNW 295º
    • 1.2ft
      , 11s, NW 305º

Waimea

            • 1.5ft
              , 13s, WNW 300º
            • 0.8ft
              , 18s, W 270º

Pauwela

            • 4.2ft
              , 8s, ENE 65º
            • 4ft
              , 6s, ENE 65º
            • 1.3ft
              , 17s, NW 310º

Small but long period and rising NW energy is at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist high of consistent windswell waves with occasional and inconsistent bigger NW sets up to head high in the morning and overhead 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 Two large storms on our way.

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