Saturday, November 07, 2026

Saturday 11 7 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.


After the landing.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion
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South shore
Pearl Harbor entrance
        • 1.4ft
          , 14s, S 170º
Small southerly energy at the Pearl Harbor buoy and very occasional nice sets on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

              • 5.8ft
                , 12s, NNW 345º
Waimea
              • 3.7ft
                , 13s, NW 315º
              • 3.6ft
                , 11s, NNW 330º

Mokapu

              • 5.7ft
                , 10s, ENE 75º
Mix of NW and ENE swells at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is head and half to occasionally double and stormy.

 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

Friday, November 06, 2026

Friday 11 6 26 morning call

I made this video to show how I measure the angle of foil tails.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Still no useful readings at Barbers, the Surfline forecast calls for 2ft 15s, but we have no buoys to confirm that. The cam shows the occasional small set, but sure doesn't look like that much. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.


North shore

NW101

                • 6.3ft
                  , 14s, NNW 330º
Waimea
              • 6.6ft
                , 15s, NW 320º
              • 4.4ft
                , 12s, NW 320º

Mokapu

              • 5.7ft
                , 9s, E 80º
Around 6ft 15s of NW swell in our local waters plus almost 6ft 9s of easterly windswell. Home guess for Hookipa is double overhead plus and stormy due to strong wind and windswell.

 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

Thursday, November 05, 2026

Thursday 11 5 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion
.
South shore

Barbers is useless for the south swells when there's a big NW one. Small waves on the cam, but not flat. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

              • 9ft
                , 16s, NW 325º
Waimea
              • 4.8ft
                , 18s, NW 325º
              • 3.3ft
                , 10s, NNW 340º
              • 3.7ft
                , 6s, NE 35º
Second back to back large long period NW swell of a long series is rising at the buoys. It comes from the fetch in the maps of Oct 1 and 2 below. Home guess for Hookipa is head and a half to double in the morning, building to double overhead plus in the afternoon.

 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

Wednesday, November 04, 2026

Wednesday 11 4 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion
.
South shore
Also today Barbers only shows NW wrap and the cam shows almost nothing. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

              • 2.4ft
                , 11s, NNW 340º
Waimea
              • 5.4ft
                , 9s, N 355º
              • 2.7ft
                , 12s, NNW 340º
              • 2.1ft
                , 6s, NNE 30º
Mix of periods and directions at the buoys with the NW swell still going down. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high with occasional head and a half 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