Friday, March 27, 2026

Friday 3 27 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2.3ft
        , 13s, WNW 285º
      • 0.9ft
        , 13s, SSW 205º
      • 1ft
        , 11s, SW 220º
Lanai
      • 1.5ft
        , 14s, WNW 290º
      • 1.4ft
        , 11s, SSW 205º
      • 0.5ft
        , 13s, S 170º
Both buoys show some westerly and southerly energy. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 4.6ft
              , 11s, NNW 330º

N

  • 5.8ft
    , 10s, NNE 30º

Hanalei

    • 3.4ft
      , 13s, NW 310º
    • 3ft
      , 11s, NE 35º

Pauwela
            • 4.9ft
              , 9s, NE 40º
            • 1.8ft
              , 13s, N 350º
            • 3ft
              , 7s, NE 40º
The NW swell I discussed yesterday is only showing 1.8ft 13s locally, while the short period NE energy clocks in at 5ft 9s, also a bit under prediction. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high to occasionally head and a half.

 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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