Monday, November 11, 2024

Monday 11 11 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.3ft
        , 13s, S 190º

Lanai
      • 1.2ft
        , 13s, SSW 205º

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

North shore

NW001

            • 7.1ft
              , 15s, NW 325º

Hanalei

    • 2.2ft
      , 17s, NW 310º

Waimea

            • 2.4ft
              , 17s, NW 320º

            • 2ft
              , 11s, NNW 330º

Pauwela

            • 2.6ft
              , 12s, NNW 335º
            • 3.6ft
              , 7s, ENE 60º
            • 3.9ft
              , 5s, ENE 70º

New long period NW swell is rising at the buoys. Below are the maps of Nov 7 and 9 that show the fetch that generated it. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high in the morning and rising to double overhead plus by sunset (5ft 15s predicted by Surfline at 6pm).

 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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