Saturday, September 20, 2025

Saturday 9 20 25 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.



5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.4ft
        , 17s, SSW 195º

      • 0.8ft
        , 13s, S 190º

Lanai
      • 2ft
        , 17s, SSW 200º
      • 1ft
        , 13s, S 190º
New long period south swell is at the buoys with 17s readings. It was generated by the fetch east of New Zealand in the maps of Sept 13 through 16 below. Expect low consistency.

Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.


North shore

N

            • 4.4ft
              , 8s, NE 45º

Pauwela

            • 3.7ft
              , 8s, NE 35º
            • 3.2ft
              , 6s, NE 45º
            • 1ft
              , 11s, N 10º
Short period N to NE energy continues to be in the water on the north shore. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to shoulder 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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