Friday, May 08, 2026

Friday 5 8 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday afternoon.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 0.9ft
        , 18s, S 190º
Lanai
      • 2.5ft
        , 14s, SW 230º
      • 0.6ft
        , 18s, S 185º
Mix of southerly energies at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 5ft
              , 13s, NW 325º

Hanalei

    • 4.4ft
      , 13s, NW 320º

Waimea

            • 7.4ft
              , 11s, NW 325º

Pauwela

            • 4.1ft
              , 13s, NW 310º
            • 4.6ft
              , 11s, NW 320º
            • 1.5ft
              , 7s, NE 45º
The NW swell I discussed yesterday came up as predicted and today should slowly decline throughout the day. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to occasionally 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

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