Friday 11 16 18 morning call

A SUP foiling and a windfoiling session for me yesterday. Here's a photo taken after the first one, showing Garret gliding effortlessly on a wave that from the surfing point of view would get a 0.2 from the blog author.


But since this is not the mauifoilreport blog yet, here's some incredible surfing in a new video from our Maui aerialists Matt Meola and Albee Layer. Talking about the latter, I'm selling on of his ex boards at the ridiculous low price of $150.

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5am significant buoy readings
North shore
NW101
8.3ft @ 14s from 350° (N)

Hanalei
8.6ft @ 14s from 325° (NW)

Waimea
6.4ft @ 15s from 330° (NW)

Pauwela
3.2ft @ 8s from 72° (ENE)

3.1ft @ 15s from 324° (NW)

2.7ft @ 12s from 327° (NW)

2.3ft @ 9s from 351° (N)

New NW swell on the rise. Let's see how Pat Caldwell describes the fetch and its evolution.
The compact gale tracked east along 40N passing 170E, or about 2000 nm away, early 11/12. A captured fetch was set up over the 305-315 degree band, with the head of the fetch crossing the Date Line 11/13.
NW NOAA buoys 51001 and 51101 late morning 11/15 show the start of this new event with growing energy in the 14-17s bands. The wave energy from 305-315 should hold near the average Friday then decline Saturday. Larger energy is expected from a more NNW angle Friday.
The low pressure occluded 11/14, which coincided with much stronger surface winds to severe gales and pockets to storm force and a slow track to the NNE. ASCAT satellite showed about 36 hours of upper end gales nosing to about 1000 nm out mid 11/14. The slow NNE track is giving another 36 hours of wave generation over the 330-360 degree band. It should be east of the Hawaii swell window 11/16.

Below is the collage of the maps of Nov 11, 12, 13,1 4 and 15. I put a black arrow to indicate the low.


Judging by the numbers at the more NW buoys, the swell is coming up strong and it should increase all day today. I'm taking it easy this morning, but I'll probably post a report from Hookipa before 8am. The Triple Crown contest at Haleiwa should be fun to watch, in case you can't get in the water yourself.

South shore
Lanai
1.5ft @ 13s from 181° (S)

1ft @ 18s from 205° (SSW)

 

The very sensitive (and protected from the other directions) Lanai buoy registers long period energy, most likely associated with angular spreading of swells aimed at the Americas. As a result, Ala Moana has small waves. Maui's south shore shouldn't be flat either. There you go, I just caught a 18s set, but they are very inconsistent.

Wind map at noon.

North Pacific shows yet another fetch forming in the NW corner (between 300 and 320 degrees at the moment).


Nothing from the south.


Morning sky.