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 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 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

Tuesday 11 3 26 morning call

Kanaha yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Barbers only shows NW wrap, the cam shows some waves. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • • 3.9ft

              , 11s, NNW 345º

Waimea

• • • • • • • 5.8ft

              , 13s, NNW 330º
            • 6.2ft

              , 7s, NNE 25º

NW swell is coming down in size and period, but it should still provide some solid waves today. Home guess for Hookipa is head and a half to double.

 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

Monday 11 2 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

On days with a big NW swell, the Barbers Point and Harbor entrance buoys in Oahu only shows the NW wrap and with Lanai down, there's actually no local buoys showing what's in the water from the south. We have to rely on the Surfline forecast that calls for a declining 1.9ft 14s to start the day with. Do integrate that with the observation of the webcams (including the Oahu ones). Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • • 7.5ft

              , 15s, NNW 340º

Waimea

• • • • • • • 7.1ft

              , 15s, NW 310º
            • 8.7ft

              , 9s, NNW 340º
            • 5.2ft

              , 13s, NW 310º

Mokapu

• • • • • • • 5.3ft

              , 6s, NE 40º

The large NW swell continues. Home guess for Hookipa is double overhead plus and stormy (because of the many periods shown by Waimea and the strong trades).

 Wind map at noon (1 day old prediction). 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