Thursday, May 07, 2026

Thursday 5 7 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Lanai
      • 1ft
        , 17s, S 190º
Lanai shows 1ft 17s of southerly energy and the cam shows very inconsistent little sets. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 3.8ft
              , 15s, NNW 335º
            • 4.7ft
              , 11s, NNW 340º

Hanalei

    • 2ft
      , 17s, NW 310º

    • 1ft
      , 12s, NNW 340º

Waimea (back online)
  • 1.7ft
    , 17s, WNW 300º
  • 3.2ft
    , 8s, NW 325º
  • 0.8ft
    , 13s, NNW 335º

Pauwela
            • 3ft
              , 9s, E 95º
            • 1.1ft
              , 18s, NW 320º
            • 1.1ft
              , 10s, NW 325º
New long period NW energy pulse is rising at the buoys. It comes from the fetch that happened in the maps of April 4 and 5 below. Surfline calls for 3.3ft 15s at sunset. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to shoulder high and clean in the early morning, rising to overhead at the end of the day.

 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, May 06, 2026

Wednesday 5 6 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.


Hookipa yesterday afternoon.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 0.5ft
        , 17s, SSW 205º
Lanai
      • 1ft
        , 13s, SSW 200º
      • 1.2ft
        , 10s, S 180º
Small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 3.7ft
              , 10s, NW 315º
            • 0.9ft
              , 17s, WNW 290º

Hanalei

    • 3.7ft
      , 11s, NW 310º

Pauwela
            • 3ft
              , 12s, NNW 330º
            • 2.8ft
              , 8s, E 90º
            • 1.7ft
              , 5s, E 80º
3ft 12s of NW energy at Pauwela. Home guess for Hookipa is around chest to head high with occasional bigger sets and clean with no wind in the morning and light onshores 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

Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Tuesday 5 5 26 morning call

Kanaha yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 0.4ft
        , 18s, SSW 210º
Lanai
      • 1.2ft
        , 12s, SW 235º

      • 0.7ft
        , 14s, SSW 195º
Small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 4.3ft
              , 11s, NW 305º

Hanalei

    • 4.1ft
      , 12s, NW 310º

Pauwela
            • 4.9ft
              , 12s, NW 320º
            • 3.6ft
              , 6s, E 90º
            • 2.5ft
              , 8s, ENE 75º
New medium period NW pulse is at the buoys. It comes from the fetch in the maps of April 30 through March 2 below. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to occasionally head and a half and clean with no wind in the early morning.

 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, May 04, 2026

Monday 5 4 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday afternoon.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2.4ft
        , 14s, S 185º
      • 0.5ft
        , 20s, SSW 210º
Lanai
      • 1.8ft
        , 14s, SSW 195º
      • 1.6ft
        , 12s, SW 225º
      • 0.4ft
        , 20s, SW 215º
Mix of southerly energy of different periods at the buoys. The half foot 20s readings probably comes from the fetch that happened in the maps of April 25 and 26 below.

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

North shore

NW001

            • 3.7ft
              , 14s, NW 325º
            • 2.7ft
              , 10s, NW 325º

Hanalei

    • 1.7ft
      , 11s, NW 310º

Pauwela
            • 4ft
              , 9s, E 80º
            • 1.9ft
              , 12s, NW 320º
            • 2.5ft
              , 7s, ENE 70º
Couple of fett 12s of NW energy leftover at Pauwelam still with an elevated easterly windswell. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist chest high.

 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, May 03, 2026

Sunday 5 3 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday afternoon.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2.9ft
        , 13s, S 190º
Lanai
      • 1.9ft
        , 13s, SSW 195º
      • 0.9ft
        , 11s, S 190º
The buoys show 2-3 feet 13s of southerly energy. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 3.1ft
              , 12s, NW 320º

Hanalei

    • 3.7ft
      , 13s, NW 320º

Pauwela
            • 4.8ft
              , 9s, E 80º
            • 1.9ft
              , 13s, NW 325º
            • 0.9ft
              , 11s, NE 50º
NW pulse peaked yesterday and today will be on the decline, while the easterly windswell keeps pumping. Home guess for Hookipa is around chest 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