Friday, July 04, 2025

Friday 7 4 25 morning call

This is a 5 minutes clip of Foil Drive assisted downwind run n.2 from yesterday with an F-One Momentum 516. After that, I did a late afternoon run with the wing and conditions was even better. Maui in summer time is a downwind paradise.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2.2ft
        , 15s, S 170º
      • 1.1ft
        , 13s, S 185º

Lanai
      • 1.6ft
        , 11s, S 185º
      • 1ft
        , 14s, S 175º

Mix of periods of southerly energies at the buoys, but not much on the webcam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Mokapu

            • 5.4ft
              , 7s, ENE 65º
            • 3.8ft
              , 4s, E 85º
            • 1.4ft
              , 8s, NNE 30º
ENE windswell picking up again. Home guess for Hookipa is waist high with occasional bigger sets.

 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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