Friday 4 10 20 morning call

Yesterday an onshore wind picked up pretty early (around 9am) and stayed on all day. Didn't take any photos, this is an image by Ben Thouard. Ace Buchan effectively penetrating the wall of water to avoid being crunched in a close out barrel. What a shot!


4am significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
No southerly energy at the buoys, check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency. Small but absolutely perfect.


North shore
NW101
10.2ft @ 13s from 354° (N)

Hanalei

5.7ft @ 13s from 338° (NNW)

3.8ft @ 10s from 330° (NW)

Waimea

7.3ft @ 13s from 334° (NNW)

2.4ft @ 9s from 330° (NW)

Pauwela

6.4ft @ 13s from 334° (NNW)

2ft @ 9s from 345° (NNW)

The new pulse of closely generated NW energy beautifully described by Pat Cladwell's word I posted yesterday is here. Below are the graphs of NW and Pauwela together with the Surfline graph, which, as usual, is about 12 hours late. Surf should be elevated all day. My guess for the size at Hookipa is head and a half to double. No wind in the morning should make for good conditions.


Wind map at noon (the other ones can be found at link n.-2 of GP's meteo websites list in the right column).


North Pacific fetches map (about 4 days travel time from the NW corner):
just a weak fetch associated with a new nearby low that pretty much replaced the old one which made the waves we have now. Tomorrow will be stronger.


South Pacific fetches map (about 7 days travel time from east of New Zealand):
medium intensity fetch deep in the Tasman Sea.


Morning sky.