Wednesday 2 25 26 morning call

F-One product designers explain why they changed the connection system.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Lanai

• • • 0.9ft

      , 15s, W 270º

Small westerly wrap at Lanai and some waves on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

N

• • • • • • 9.1ft

            , 14s, N 10º

Hanalei

• • 5.9ft

    , 13s, N 10º
  • 3.5ft

    , 15s, NNE 15º

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Waimea

• • • • • • 7ft

            , 14s, N 10º
          • 6.6ft

            , 8s, NNE 15º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 6.5ft

            , 14s, NNE 20º
          • 6ft

            , 11s, NNE 20º
          • 4.7ft

            , 8s, NE 35º

The northerly energy at the buoys continues but with a slow declining trend. Home guess for Hookipa is around double overhead 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

Tuesday 2 24 26 morning call

No photos from yesterday, this is the last video posted by Mr. Bennetts.


While I'm posting this, I'm listening to this podcast with Alex Aguera who explains how the whole foiling thing started 10 years ago.

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

• • • • 1.8ft

        , 17s, WNW 285º
      • 1.1ft

        , 12s, S 185º

Small southerly energy and some wrap at the Lanai and some waves on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 8.5ft

            , 12s, N 10º

N

• 11.9ft

  , 15s, NNW 345º
• 7.1ft

  , 12s, N 0º

Hanalei

• • 9.9ft

    , 15s, NNE 20º
  • 7.8ft

    , 11s, N 10º

Waimea

• • • • • • 9.9ft

            , 15s, N 10º
          • 4.9ft

            , 11s, NNE 15º
          • 3.2ft

            , 8s, NNE 20º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 7.2ft

            , 13s, N 0º
          • 4.2ft

            , 15s, N 355º
          • 5.4ft

            , 11s, NNE 25º

High northerly energy at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is double overhead plus and a bit stormy.

 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 2 23 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

Hookipa yesterday afternoon.

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

• • • 1.3ft

      , 13s, SSW 210º

Lanai

• • • 1.5ft

      , 13s, SSW 195º
    • 
      
    • 0.4ft

      , 20s, SW 230º

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

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 6.8ft

            , 17s, NNW 335º

N

• 7.5ft

  , 16s, N 0º

Hanalei

• • 3.2ft

    , 18s, NNW 340º

Waimea

• • • • • • 2.1ft

            , 18s, N 0º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 6.8ft

            , 9s, ENE 60º
          • 4.6ft

            , 6s, NE 35º
          • 1.4ft

            , 18s, NNE 20º

Two swells on the rise today. They come from the fetches indicated in the maps of Feb 19 through 23 below (red arrow: NW, black arrow NNE). The biggest and the one that will rise earlier locally is the NNE one, which Surfline predicts to be 8.5ft 16s at sunset (vs 2.3 18s of the NW one). Home guess for Hookipa is around head high plus in the morning building to double to triple overhead at sunset. Unfortunately the wind will be cross onshore and that will make the conditionsvery stormy.

 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