Thursday, April 09, 2026

Thursday 4 9 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.




Hookipa yesterday afternoon.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 3.5ft
        , 15s, SSW 195º
Lanai
      • 3.8ft
        , 15s, SSW 195º
Solid 15s readings of southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 2.9ft
              , 11s, N 5º

Hanalei

    • 2.6ft
      , 12s, NW 305º
    • 2.5ft
      , 9s, N 10º
    • 1.9ft
      , 11s, N 355º

Pauwela

            • 3.8ft
              , 10s, NNE 20º
            • 2.4ft
              , 12s, NW 315º
            • 3.8ft
              , 7s, E 90º
The moderate NW swell peaked yesterday night and today is already down to 2.4ft 12s at Pauwela, together with 3.8ft 10s from 20 degrees. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high plus with occasional bigger sets.

 Wind map at noon (1 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

Wednesday, April 08, 2026

Wednesday 4 8 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 3.7ft
        , 17s, S 190º
      • 2ft
        , 14s, SW 225º
Lanai
      • 4ft
        , 17s, SSW 195º
South swell shows solid numbers at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 4.5ft
              , 14s, NW 310º
            • 5.3ft
              , 11s, NW 315º

Hanalei

    • 3.6ft
      , 14s, NW 315º
    • 2.3ft
      , 12s, NNE 30º

Pauwela

            • 2.4ft
              , 12s, NNE 30º
            • 1.9ft
              , 14s, NW 315º
            • 3.8ft
              , 7s, E 90º
Moderate NW swell is still rising at the buoys (Surfline calls for 4ft 13s at sunset). Home guess for Hookipa is around head high with occasional bigger sets and no wind in the early morning, building to head and a half to possibly double by 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

Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Tuesday 4 7 26 morning call

Kanaha yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.7ft
        , 20s, SSW 195º
      • 1.4ft
        , 15s, SSW 200º
Lanai
      • 1.6ft
        , 20s, S 185º
      • 1.6ft
        , 15s, S 190º
New long period solid southerly swell is rising at the buoys with some 20s readings, while there's still 1.5ft 15s from the previous smaller one. It comes from the fetch in the maps of March 30 through April 1 below and it will keep building all day (3.5ft 18s at sunset predicted by Surfline).

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

North shore

NW001

            • 3.5ft
              , 16s, WNW 300º

            • 1.2ft
              , 11s, WNW 300º

Hanalei

    • 1.4ft
      , 17s, NW 310º

    • 1.3ft
      , 11s, NNW 340º

Waimea

          • 1.5ft
            , 12s, NNW 330º

Pauwela

            • 3.6ft
              , 5s, E 85º
            • 0.6ft
              , 18s, NW 310º
            • 0.8ft
              , 12s, NNW 330º
New small/moderate NW swell is rising at the outer buoys. It comes from the fetch in the maps of April 2 through 4 below. Surfline calls for 1.5ft 16s at sunset and 2.7ft 15s tomorrow morning. Home guess for Hookipa is around flat to waist high and no wind in the morning, building to chest to head high by 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