Thursday, May 28, 2026

Thursday 5 28 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 3.1ft
        , 13s, S 185º
Lanai
      • 3.3ft
        , 13s, S 180º

      • 0.2ft
        , 25s, SSW 210º
Both buoys show 3ft 13s of southerly energy while Lanai also shows a tiny 25s reading of a fairly large long period swell that will arrive tomorrow, peak on the weekend and then provide waves for most of next week. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 3.9ft
              , 13s, NW 305º

Hanalei

    • 3.7ft
      , 13s, NW 310º

Waimea

            • 2.6ft
              , 11s, NNW 345º
            • 2ft
              , 13s, NW 310º

Pauwela

            • 3.9ft
              , 13s, NW 315º
            • 5.4ft
              , 8s, ENE 75º
            • 1.9ft
              , 3s, ENE 70º
NW swell peaked yesterday and today will slowly go down in period. Easterly windswell still up. Home guess for Hookipa is around head 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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