Thursday, October 31, 2024

Thursday 10 31 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 3.1ft
        , 13s, S 190º


Lanai
      • 1.9ft
        , 13s, SSW 205º

      • 0.5ft
        , 17s, SSW 210º

Very small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 2.3ft
              , 13s, NW 320º

Hanalei

    • 5.6ft
      , 10s, E 80º
    • 5.4ft
      , 8s, ENE 65º
    • 1.4ft
      , 13s, NNW 335º

Waimea

            • 4.1ft
              , 10s, NE 40º
            • 1.4ft
              , 13s, NW 325º

Pauwela

            • 5.1ft
              , 10s, E 85º
            • 5.5ft
              , 8s, ENE 65º
            • 2.9ft
              , 4s, ENE 65º

The outer buoys show the start of a minor NW swell, but locally the easterly windswell will be topping the heights today. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high with occasional bigger sets and quite stormy.

 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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