Wednesday 11 20 19 morning call

This is Kai Lenny at Jaws on the 15th in a photo by Daniel Sullivan from the helicopter. Doing aerials off the lip of a huge wave while looking at the monster behind must generate quite some adrenaline. Probably a fatal dose if it was me. I hope this photo gets a price of some sort, btw... I find it outstandingly dramatic.
Couple of days ago, Kai posted an unrelated but enigmatic It’s a long story, but today was shocking. More to come...


My pick of Jimmie Hepp's album of the windsurfing action at Hookipa.


Tentative heat order for the upcoming Surf Bash at Hookipa Saturday/Sunday.


4am significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
Barbers
1.7ft @ 11s from 219° (SW)

1ft @ 14s from 192° (SSW)

0.7ft @ 16s from 231° (WSW)

Lanai

1.5ft @ 13s from 183° (S)

1.4ft @ 11s from 218° (SW)

 

The lack of strong NW energy in the water this morning allows the buoys to show whatever small energy is coming from the south. Looks like a couple of swells of different period (11 and 13-14) plus that 0.7ft 16s at Barbers. Below are the maps of Nov 12 and 13 which show a decent fetch in the Tasman Sea. I remember photos of good size Cloudbreak out of that swell, so hopefully we'll get something. Check the Lahaina webcam for size and conditions.

There we go, CB posted by Brothers Surf Tours on the 15th. Knee high locally? Maybe!


North shore
NW001

2.5ft @ 13s from 347° (NNW)

Waimea

3.8ft @ 9s from 356° (N)

2.2ft @ 7s from 22° (NNE)

2ft @ 13s from 323° (NW)

Pauwela

6.5ft @ 9s from 75° (ENE)

3.3ft @ 6s from 61° (ENE)

2.5ft @ 13s from 329° (NW)

 

Yesterday's was a one day kind of swell, you can see it already winding down with only 2.5ft 13s locally. Below is Pauwela's graph, the red arrow indicates the peak of the swell that happened around 1pm. No signs yet at the NW buoys of the next big swell (predicted by Surfline to peak at 8.4ft 15s from 314 on Thursday night), so we got to wait until tomorrow for that. But there's 6.5ft 9s from 75 degrees, which, on top of the NW swell, should still give Hookipa (and the eastern exposures) some waves in the head high range, even possibly overhead, but overall it's going to be a relatively small transition day. I'll report from the beach if I can.

Wind map at noon.

Kahului Tides
High Tide     High Tide     Low Tide     Low Tide       Sunrise   Sunset
9:43a  +2.2  10:58p  +1.3   1:53a  +0.7   5:11p  +0.5    6:41a   5:45p   

North Pacific has a new WNW strong fetch which will translate in yet another big swell (7.5ft 16s from 316 on Sunday predicted by Surfline). Notice the amount of straight isobars starting to lineup over the islands. That will give life to 4-5 days of strong easterly trades starting today, but really peaking over the weekend.


Nothing from the south.


Morning sky. Counter clock-wise rotation is gone.