Saturday, October 19, 2024

Saturday 10 19 24 morning call

No photos from yesterday. OneMoreFoto just posted this image.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Lanai
      • 1.2ft
        , 12s, S 185º

Very small southerly energy at Lanai and nothing on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

            • 3.7ft
              , 12s, NNW 330º

Hanalei

    • 3.7ft
      , 13s, NW 320º

Waimea

            • 3.4ft
              , 13s, NW 320º

Pauwela

            • 2.3ft
              , 13s, NW 325º
            • 3.7ft
              , 8s, E 80º
            • 1.9ft
              , 5s, E 80º

New moderate NW swell is at the buoys. Below are the maps of Oct 14 and 15 that show the fetch that generated it. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high plus in the morning, but it should be building some throughout the day.

 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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