Friday, August 07, 2026

Friday 8 7 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.3ft
        , 15s, SSW 195º

      • 1.3ft
        , 12s, S 180º
New long period small swell is at Barbers. It comes from the fetch in the maps of August 1 through 4 below. The same area will see a much stronger fetch in the following days that will generate a larger swell that will arrive mid next week.

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

North shore

Hanalei

    • 0.6ft
      , 12s, NNW 345º

Waimea

            • 0.5ft
              , 13s, N 10º

Pauwela

            • 1.7ft
              , 8s, NE 40º
            • 2.3ft
              , 5s, ENE 60º
            • 0.6ft
              , 10s, NE 55º
NE windswell almost down to nothing while Hanalei and Waimea show half a foot of northerly energy coming from the weak fetch that happened on August 3rd and 4th below. Home guess for Hookipa is knee to waist high with occasional bigger sets.

 Wind map at noon (2 days 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

Thursday, August 06, 2026

Thursday 8 6 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday (sorry, that's all I got, but it shows how small it was).

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2ft
        , 13s, S 185º

      • 0.7ft
        , 15s, S 190º
Small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

            • 2.1ft
              , 9s, ENE 60º
            • 2.2ft
              , 5s, ENE 60º
            • 0.4ft
              , 13s, E 90º
Small ENE windswell only. Home guess for Hookipa is flat to knee high.

 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, August 05, 2026

Wednesday 8 5 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.


1-2am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.5ft
        , 13s, S 180º
      • 1.1ft
        , 11s, SSW 195º
Small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

            • 2.9ft
              , 11s, ENE 70º
            • 1.9ft
              , 6s, ENE 60º
            • 1.8ft
              , 4s, ENE 70º
Small ENE windswell only. Home guess for Hookipa is knee to waist high.

 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, August 04, 2026

Tuesday 8 4 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.7ft
        , 13s, S 190º
Small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

            • 3ft
              , 12s, E 90º
            • 3.3ft
              , 9s, E 80º
            • 3.3ft
              , 5s, NE 55º
The easterly windswell is declining while there's still 3ft 12s from Genevieve but from straight east (so, not affecting the north shore, but only the east shores). Home guess for Hookipa is knee to waist high with occasional bigger sets. Bigger on eastern exposures.

 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

Monday, August 03, 2026

Monday 8 3 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.4ft
        , 13s, SSW 200º
Small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

            • 4.7ft
              , 9s, ENE 70º
            • 2.1ft
              , 13s, ENE 70º
            • 2.3ft
              , 5s, NE 45º
ENE windswell down to 4.7 9s with still 2ft 13s from Genevieve. Home guess for Hookipa is waist to chest high.

 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