Wednesday 9 25 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday. Photo by Jimme Hepp from this album.

This was taken by FishBowlDiaries.

I took this at sunset.

7am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Lanai

• • • 1.4ft

      , 15s, SW 215º
    • 0.9ft

      , 13s, SSW 200º

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Small southerly energy at the buoys and some sets on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

• • • • • • 4.3ft

            , 12s, NW 325º

Hanalei

• • 4.4ft

    , 15s, NW 320º

Waimea

• • • • • • 4.7ft

            , 14s, NW 310º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 5.6ft

            , 14s, NW 320º
          • 2.5ft

            , 7s, E 80º
          • 2.7ft

            , 5s, ENE 75º

First proper NW swell lit up the north shore yesterday and is still solid at the buoys although with declining period. Home guess for Hookipa is around double overhead.

 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