Sunday 4 26 26 morning call

Slightly more glamorous then my footstraps video I posted yesterday, here's Mr Bennetts latest video.

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

• • • 2.7ft

      , 13s, WNW 300º
    • 0.8ft

      , 15s, SW 220º

Lanai

• • • 1.7ft

      , 15s, SW 220º
    • 1.3ft

      , 13s, WNW 285º

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

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 2.5ft

            , 11s, NNW 330º

Hanalei

• • 3.6ft

    , 12s, NW 315º
  • 3.2ft

    , 8s, NNE 30º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 4.3ft

            , 9s, NNE 30º
          • 2.7ft

            , 13s, NNW 330º
          • 2.4ft

            , 5s, ENE 60º

Mix of short period NNE and medium period NW energy at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to head and a half.

 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 4 25 26 morning call

I finally found the time to put together this video.

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

• • • 1.8ft

      , 12s, WNW 295º
    • 1ft

      , 13s, WSW 245º
    • 0.5ft

      , 17s, SW 215º

Lanai

• • • 1.5ft

      , 12s, WSW 255º
    • 0.7ft

      , 17s, SSW 210º

Some westerly energy at the buoys with the addition of very small 17s SSW energy. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 4.6ft

            , 13s, NNW 345º

N

• 5.2ft

  , 8s, NE 35º
• 3.1ft

  , 12s, NNW 330º

Hanalei

• • 3.2ft

    , 12s, NW 320º
  • 4.3ft

    , 6s, NE 50º
  • 1.7ft

    , 9s, NE 35º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 4.7ft

            , 8s, NNE 30º
          • 1.5ft

            , 13s, NW 305º
          • 3.3ft

            , 5s, NE 35º

The NW buoy indicates the possibility of an increase of NW energy in the second half of the day. Most of the energy locally will still be the short period NNE though. Home guess for Hookipa is around head possibly building to overhead in the afternoon.

 Wind map at noon (one 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

Friday 4 24 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers

• • • 2.4ft

      , 14s, W 275º
    • 0.9ft

      , 11s, W 260º

Lanai

• • • 1.8ft

      , 14s, W 260º
    • 1.6ft

      , 11s, W 275º

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

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 2.5ft

            , 12s, WNW 300º
          • 2ft

            , 10s, NNE 30º

N

• 5ft

  , 9s, NNE 30º
• 4ft

  , 7s, NNE 30º
• 1.7ft

  , 11s, NNW 340º

Hanalei

• • 3.2ft

    , 10s, NNE 25º
  • 1.6ft

    , 14s, W 275º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 3.7ft

            , 10s, N 10º
          • 1ft

            , 13s, NW 320º
          • 2.2ft

            , 4s, NE 45º

Northerly energy now down to 10s at Pauwela, which also shows 1ft 13s from the NW. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high to occasionally overhead.

 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 4 23 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

Hookipa yesterday afternoon.

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

• • • 3.1ft

      , 13s, W 275º

Lanai

• • • 2.5ft

      , 13s, W 280º

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

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 4.8ft

            , 11s, N 355º
          • 2.2ft

            , 16s, WNW 295º

N

• 6.1ft

  , 11s, NNE 20º

Hanalei

• • 5.5ft

    , 12s, N 0º
  • 1.5ft

    , 13s, NW 305º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 4.1ft

            , 13s, N 350º
          • 2.4ft

            , 11s, N 10º
          • 2.4ft

            , 9s, NNE 30º

Northerly energy continues at the buoys, slowly going down in period throughout the day. Home guess for Hookipa is around head and a half and clean 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