Wednesday 6 24 20 morning call

Maui ripper Rafi Neri in a shot by OneMoreFoto.


6am significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
Barbers
1.8ft @ 12s from 184° (S)            

Lanai
1.7ft @ 13s from 177° (S)                        

South swell keeps going down, but there's still something in the water. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.


North shore
Hanalei
1.8ft @ 11s from 322° (NW)            

Waimea
0.9ft @ 11s from 310° (WNW)

Pauwela
4.4ft @ 7s from 69° (ENE)
0.9ft @ 12s from 335° (NNW)            

Very small WNW energy at the buoys. It comes from the early stage of the low that is going to gift us with an out of season NW swell in the next few days. Below is the map of June 20th, which shows the fetch. This swell is going to be pretty decent (Pat Caldwell put 4ft 13s on Friday), I'll post the rest of the maps tomorrow. Today those waves should be barely visible at Hookipa (but worth a check), so I call the usual small waves at Hookipa, bigger on eastern exposure (because of the windswell).


Wind map at noon (the other ones can be found at link n.-2 of GP's meteo websites list in the right column).


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: apparent direct aim, but out of the great circle ray map, so not 100% sure).
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.

Tuesday 6 23 20 morning call

Good day of waves on the south shore.


Been testing a new custom Kalama SUP foil board: 5.3x27.5. Below you can see the radically different shape of the tail compared to my 2 years old 5.8x28.75 on the right. The smaller dimensions (and specifically the more pulled in tail) make for a less stable board. I'm slowly getting used to it, but I am not (and probably never will be) as relaxed as when I stand on my old one (which is very stable instead). Once I fine tune strap positions and everything else, the hope is to be able to enjoy the benefits that an overall narrower shape should provide. Specifically, not touching the water with the rail in the tight cutbacks. Last wave yesterday was promising.



This is how Teahupoo looked in this last south swell: "both cartoonishly perfect and absolutely terrifying at the exact same time".


3am significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
Barbers
2.3ft @ 13s from 186° (S)

Lanai            

2.8ft @ 13s from 185° (S)

I'll take 2.8ft 13s any day, even though, as usual, the buoys don't show the consistency. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.


North shore
Pauwela            

3.8ft @ 8s from 78° (ENE)

Tiny waves (pretty much flat) at Hookipa, bigger on eastern exposures.

Wind map at noon (the other ones can be found at link n.-2 of GP's meteo websites list in the right column).


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: apparent direct aim, but out of the great circle ray map, so not 100% sure).
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.

Monday 6 22 20 morning call

Yesterday morning this gem of a left was working beautifully.


I got a bit of action myself.


5am significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
Barbers
2ft @ 14s from 180° (S)

Lanai
2.3ft @ 13s from 188° (S)            

Southerly energy down to couple of feet 13-14s. That's actually my favorite phase of a swell, as there's still fun size waves in the water, but some people are satisfied/tired with the bigger waves of the previous days and hopefully it'll be a little less crowded. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.


North shore
Pauwela
4.6ft @ 8s from 80° (E)            

Small waves at Hookipa, bigger on eastern exposures.

Wind map at noon (the other ones can be found at link n.-2 of GP's meteo websites list in the right column).


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: apparent direct aim, but out of the great circle ray map, so not 100% sure).
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.

Sunday 6 21 20 morning call

New pulse of swell did not disappoint (specially if your expectations were set right by reading Pat Caldwell). Beautiful waves everywhere, this is Maalaea where I only stopped 5 minutes to take a couple of shots.


There were much better sets than this when I arrived and when I left...


4am significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
Barbers
3.6ft @ 15s from 179° (S)            

Lanai
2.9ft @ 14s from 188° (S)

Period already down to 15-14s, but size is definitely still there. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.


North shore
Pauwela
4.9ft @ 8s from 77° (ENE)            

Small waves at Hookipa, bigger on eastern exposures.

Wind map at noon (the other ones can be found at link n.-2 of GP's meteo websites list in the right column).


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: apparent direct aim, but out of the great circle ray map, so not 100% sure).
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.

Saturday 6 20 20 morning call

Been doing a lot of this lately, got a new board to try today. This is Scot by Tony.



4am significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
Barbers

1.8ft @ 16s from 188° (S)

1.1ft @ 13s from 192° (SSW)

Lanai
1.4ft @ 16s from 187° (S)            

New long period pulse has arrived and it's quite modest. Pat Caldwell correctly predicted that due to the lack of strength in the wind in the fetch:
The second phase (third in my count) is from the occlusion of the low-pressure system south of French for 6/13-14. A strong high pressure near New Zealand in combination with the slow, eastward-moving low south of French Polynesia set up a long, wide fetch over the 170-190 degree band aimed at Hawaii with the head of the fetch reaching 35S or about 3500 nm away 6/14-15. The limiting factor for surf in Hawaii was the magnitude deficient winds that stayed mostly at the low end of the gale range. There were compact areas of stronger winds for a short duration. The seas stayed below 25 feet. Given the reach of the fetch into the subtropics, the direct aim, and the wide, long fetch, surf in Hawaii should climb above average. It should be much less than the recent large S event that peaked locally 6/3.

Below are the maps of June 13, 14 and 15.



Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency: onshore at the moment.


North shore
Pauwela
4.6ft @ 8s from 75° (ENE)            

Small waves at Hookipa, bigger on eastern exposures.

Wind map at noon (the other ones can be found at link n.-2 of GP's meteo websites list in the right column).


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: apparent direct aim, but out of the great circle ray map, so not 100% sure).
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.

Friday 6 19 20 morning call

Darrell Wong.posted a few of his old shots and I grabbed this one showing Dave Kalama and Loch Eggers at Peahi.


4am significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
Barbers            

2.2ft @ 13s from 186° (S)          

Lanai
2.1ft @ 13s from 178° (S)           

Southerly energy down to 13s, but still with a fun size. It should slowly continue to go down all day, before a new long period pulse arrives tonight. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.


North shore
Pauwela
5.2ft @ 9s from 88° (E)            

Pretty solid windswell, but with that direction I still call for small waves at Hookipa. Much bigger on eastern exposures.

Wind map at noon (the other ones can be found at link n.-2 of GP's meteo websites list in the right column).


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: apparent direct aim, but out of the great circle ray map, so not 100% sure).
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.

Thursday 6 18 20 morning call

Beautiful day of waves on the south shore yesterday. This is Annie, pulling off some strapped airs on her foil board in this occasion.


I believe that foiling is such a subtle discipline (in terms of body movements) that suits the ladies well. There's a lot of them out there that rip. This is Michelle.


5am significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
Barbers
2.5ft @ 15s from 183° (S)            

Lanai
2.1ft @ 15s from 190° (S)

Pulse n.2 of these series of swells peaked yesterday mid day with a solid head high size at 17s at select locations. Period is now 15s, probably still waist to shoulder with occasional head highers. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.


North shore
Pauwela
5.3ft @ 8s from 70° (ENE)            

Small waves at Hookipa, bigger on the eastern exposures.

Wind map at noon (the other ones can be found at link n.-2 of GP's meteo websites list in the right column).


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: apparent direct aim, but out of the great circle ray map, so not 100% sure).
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.

Wednesday 6 17 20 morning call

Today's photo is a random picture of a small town in Spain called Tarifa by Marco Mora.


6am significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
Barbers

1.9ft @ 13s from 186° (S)

1.7ft @ 18s from 196° (SSW)

Lanai

1.9ft @ 15s from 188° (S)  

1.5ft @ 18s from 191° (SSW)

The Lanai buoy is probably getting the period of the old southerly energy wrong: it's most likely 13s like Barbers indicates. But what counts is that the 18s period energy is pretty solid (but probably inconsistent). Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency. There's head high sets here and there.


Even bigger at Ala Moana.


North shore
Pauwela
4.5ft @ 8s from 86° (E)      

Small waves at Hookipa, bigger on the eastern exposures.   

Wind map at noon (the other ones can be found at link n.-2 of GP's meteo websites list in the right column).


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: apparent direct aim, but out of the great circle ray map, so not 100% sure).
North Pacific (about 4 days travel time from the NW corner of the North Pacific):


On June 8th I posted the same day maps (below) as predicted by the Euro model and the GFS one. Neither one was particularly accurate, and that's a demonstration of how pointless is to look too far ahead in the forecast.


South Pacific (about 7 days travel time from east/west of New Zealand):


Morning sky.