Wednesday 3 11 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday afternoon.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers

• • • 2.6ft

      , 13s, SW 235º

Lanai

• • • 2.8ft

      , 13s, S 190º
    • 
      
    • 0.6ft

      , 17s, SSW 205º

Decent 13s southerly energy at the buoys and decent waves on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 3.3ft

            , 11s, WNW 285º

Hanalei

• • 1.9ft

    , 13s, WNW 290º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 2.9ft

            , 9s, ENE 65º
          • 2.7ft

            , 7s, E 80º
          • 0.3ft

            , 15s, NNE 25º

ENE windswell down to 3ft 9s at Pauwela with still no noticeable groundswells to talk about. That tiny 15s from NNE reading at Pauwela comes from the small fetch indicated in the maps of March 6 through 9 below. Surfline calls for 1ft 14s at sunset. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist high with occasional bigger sets. Bigger on eastern exposures.
The satellite picture shows that the first storm associated with the large Kona low west of us is upon us and it will bring rain and a kona flow that will increase to strong levels by the weekend.

 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 3 10 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers

• • • 1.3ft

      , 15s, SW 230º

Lanai

• • • 3.1ft

      , 14s, S 185º

Lanai shows a whopping 3ft 14s of southerly energy that comes from the fetches that happened in the maps below of Feb 28 through March 4.

Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 1.9ft

            , 15s, WSW 240º

Hanalei

• • 1.4ft

    , 15s, W 275º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 4.7ft

            , 10s, ENE 65º
          • 0.9ft

            , 17s, NW 320º
          • 2.4ft

            , 6s, ENE 65º

The small NW swell I discussed yesterday turned west at the outer buoys while Pauwela shows 0.9ft 17s from 320. The easterly windswell will remain the dominant energy in the local waters. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist high with occasional bigger sets. Bigger on eastern exposures.

 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 3 9 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday at sunset.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers

• • • 0.9ft

      , 15s, SSW 210º

Lanai

• • • 1ft

      , 14s, SSW 195º

Small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 0.9ft

            , 17s, NW 310º

Hanalei

• • 0.3ft

    , 18s, NW 305º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 7.1ft

            , 10s, ENE 65º
          • 3.6ft

            , 5s, ENE 65º

That less than a foot of long period NW energy at the outer buoys should come from the fetch indicated in the maps of March 5 through 8 below. The lack of significant NW fetches on those maps should explains the lack of swells of the past few days. Surfline only calls for 0.9 ft 18s at sunset for this one. On the other hand, the easterly windswell keeps pumping and today it comes from 65 degrees, so it should hit our north shore better than the past few days. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to head high with occasional bigger sets. Bigger on eastern exposures.

 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

Sunday 3 8 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday at sunset.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Lanai

• • • 1ft

      , 11s, S 190º
    • 0.8ft

      , 13s, SW 220º

Very small southerly energy at Lanai and nothing on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 1.1ft

            , 11s, WNW 290º

NW101

• 2.1ft

  , 12s, NW 325º

Hanalei

• • 1.4ft

    , 13s, N 355º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 7.9ft

            , 11s, ENE 70º
          • 3.6ft

            , 5s, ENE 70º
          • 0.8ft

            , 13s, NW 320º

The NW energy at the buoys is negligible again while the easterly windswell is pumping. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to shoulder high with occasional bigger sets. Bigger on eastern exposures.

 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

Saturday 3 7 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday at sunset.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Lanai

• • • 1.1ft

      , 13s, SW 230º

Very small southerly energy at Lanai and nothing on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 2.1ft

            , 11s, W 275º

NW101

• 2ft

  , 13s, WNW 300º

Hanalei

• • 1.5ft

    , 13s, WNW 295º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 5.3ft

            , 9s, ENE 75º
          • 5.3ft

            , 5s, E 85º
          • 1.1ft

            , 13s, NW 315º

NW energy barely noticeable at the buoys, the easterly windswell remains the dominant energy in the water. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to chest high with occasional bigger sets. Bigger on eastern exposures.

 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