Monday 10 21 19 morning call

I picked this photo out of Jimmie Hepp's daily album to show how crowded Hookipa is these days. The waiting period of the upcoming Aloha Classic is Oct 27 to Nov 9, but this year, within that period, they can only use 5 consecutive days of permit and will only run the pro's (men and women). The decision on when to start will require some forecast analysis for sure.


6am significant buoy readings and discussions.
South shore
Barbers
2.3ft @ 14s from 187° (S)

Lanai
1.9ft @ 13s from 176° (S)

South swell down to couple of feet 13-14s, which is usual a bit of a magic number for Lahaina, if it was a swell with direct aim. Since it's an angular spreading one instead, the problem is the low consistency. But if you wait long enough, you can still get shoulder high sets like this one. Check the webcam yourself before going.


North shore
NW101
3.3ft @ 11s from 311° (NW)

Waimea
2.2ft @ 11s from 336° (NNW)

Pauwela
3.7ft @ 8s from 80° (E)

3.4ft @ 6s from 87° (E)

1.8ft @ 12s from 338° (NNW)

1.6ft @ 10s from 351° (N)

The numbers went down quite a bit today, so the waves are going to be smaller than yesterday. But in the middle of the day, with the pumping trades, they might still be in the head high range.
Just as a side note, yesterday I quickly went to Hookipa around 5.30 (had to get out of the house after a whole day spent resting) and it looked totally epic for my windsurfing standards. Slightly overhead, extremely light sideoff wind and four guys out.

Wind map at noon.


North Pacific has a WNW and the windswell fetch.


South Pacific has a S fetch.


Morning sky.