Monday, October 12, 2026

Monday 10 12 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion
.
South shore
Barbers
        • 2.4ft
          , 17s, S 180º

        • 1.3ft
          , 13s, SSW 200º
Solid readings at Barbers. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

              • 4.4ft
                , 13s, NW 325º
Waimea
              • 2.2ft
                , 13s, NW 310º
Pauwela
    • 4.3ft
      , 8s, ENE 65º
    • 1.6ft
      , 13s, NW 320º
    • 1.1ft
      , 15s, NNW 330º

Mix of ENE windswell and small NW energy at Pauwela. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to shoulder high with occasional bigger 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

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Sunday 10 11 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion
.
South shore
Barbers
      • 2.9ft
        , 18s, S 190º
      • 2.5ft
        , 14s, SSW 200º
Almost 3ft 18s from the mostly angular fetch that happened in the maps of Oct 4 and 5 below, together with 2.5ft 14s of the previous swell should make for plenty waves on the south facing shores today.  Watch out for inconsistent big sets.

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

North shore

NW001

            • 3.5ft
              , 14s, WNW 295º
Waimea
            • 1.5ft
              , 15s, NW 320º
Pauwela
  • 2.1ft
    , 11s, N 355º
  • 1.6ft
    , 13s, ENE 75º
  • 2.7ft
    , 7s, E 80º

The 14-15s NW energy at NW and Waimea should come from the small fetch that happened on the maps of Oct 6 through 8 below. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to chest high in the morning, possibly building up to head high 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

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Saturday 10 10 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion
.
South shore
Barbers
      • 1.6ft
        , 14s, SSW 205º
The cam looks a lot better than the Barbers reading would suggest. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 0.9ft
              , 17s, NNW 330º

NW101

    • 3.9ft
      , 11s, N 355º

Waimea

            • 4.5ft
              , 11s, NW 325º
            • 1.3ft
              , 13s, NNW 340º
            • 0.4ft
              , 20s, WNW 300º

Pauwela

            • 4.6ft
              , 11s, NNW 330º
            • 3.6ft
              , 7s, ENE 75º
            • 2.1ft
              , 5s, ENE 70º
Medium period NW energy continues at local buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is 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

Friday, October 09, 2026

Friday 10 9 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 4.4ft
        , 7s, S 180º
      • 1.7ft
        , 17s, S 190º
The leftover Kona windswell will make the long period swell look a bit stormy. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 8.9ft
              , 11s, NNW 340º
            • 2.5ft
              , 8s, NNW 335º
Waimea
            • 6ft
              , 11s, NNW 330º

Pauwela

            • 4.2ft
              , 11s, NW 320º
            • 3.3ft
              , 7s, E 85º
Medium period NW energy continues. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high with occasional bigger 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

Thursday, October 08, 2026

Thursday 10 8 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.



6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion
.
South shore
Barbers
      • 8.7ft
        , 6s, S 170º

      • 1.3ft
        , 20s, SSW 200º
The 1.3ft 20s reading at Barbers will be overrun by the onshore Kona wind and its windswell. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 6.7ft
              , 10s, NNW 330º
            • 3.1ft
              , 12s, NW 325º
Waimea
            • 3.7ft
              , 13s, NW 320º
          • Pauwela
            • 3.5ft
              , 13s, NW 325º
            • 1.6ft
              , 6s, ENE 75º

            NW swell continues today with declining period, but still decent size. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to head and a half with occasional bigger 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