Saturday 12 14 19 morning call

Tons of pictures from the Jaws flooded the social media yesterday, here's my favorites.
Si Crowther was on a boat and posted this album. This is my absolute favorite. Not only it's a perfect barreling and heavy A-frame, but if you look closely, you can see Albee Layer about to be polverized by that lip. How do those guys survive those impacts (inflatable life vest or not), it's a mystery for me.


This one really gives us an idea of the size of these waves (or does it?). Ian Walsh staring into the abyss while popping up.


Made it to the bottom, how big is that? I'll leave the guessing to you guys... full sequence on the album I linked.


Overall, the photos from the cliff can't really compete with the ones at water level, but this one by John Patao really makes you think about the (terrifying) vision the surfer must have had there.

4am significant buoy readings and discussion
South shore
No southerly energy at the buoys, check the Lahaina webcam, but there's shouldn't be much at all.

North shore
NW101
10.7ft @ 10s from 56° (ENE)

5.7ft @ 12s from 342° (NNW)

Waimea
8.2ft @ 10s from 359° (N)

5.4ft @ 13s from 327° (NW)

Pauwela
6.3ft @ 9s from 11° (NNE)

5.2ft @ 13s from 330° (NW)

3.6ft @ 11s from 344° (NNW)

3.4ft @ 6s from 61° (ENE)

 

Plenty leftover NW and NNW medium period energy plus 6ft 9s from the NNE plus the wind will make for stormy conditions everywhere on the north shore, unless you find a very sheltered spot.

Wind map at noon
       
     

Kahului Tides
High Tide     High Tide     Low Tide     Low Tide       Sunrise   Sunset

4:24a  +2.8   2:51p  +1.2  11:11a  +0.9   9:24p  -0.4    6:56a   5:49p    


Yesterday's NW fetch off the Kurils became captured (it moved towards us): 9.6ft 15s from 322 predicted by Surfline on Tuesday morning on Maui. This swell will pick during the night on Oahu, it'll be interesting to see if the they run the contest Monday or Tuesday. The don't have many heats left, they might run it Monday afternoon. Notice how immersed we now are in a patch of fresh trades.


Nothing of relevance from the south.


Morning sky.