Monday, April 20, 2020

Monday 4 20 20 morning call

Yesterday was another day of great waves. This is Levi Siver.
Matt Meola on the other side of the channel.


While still unsuccessfully trying to open an account on the unemployment website on one half of the screen, I had webcams of all sorts of the other. This was a simultaneous arrival of a set at Pipeline and the Lahaina harbor. To clear out the possible doubt if they had anything to do with each other, I added on the left the fetches that generated the related swells (April 15 and 12 respectively).



4-5am significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
Barbers
1.1ft @ 20s from 202° (SSW)

New low long period energy recorded at Barbers. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency. There's some really good waves today.


North shore
NW101
4.8ft @ 13s from 286° (WNW)
2.5ft @ 10s from 287° (WNW)

Hanalei
6.3ft @ 13s from 308° (WNW)

Waimea
5.4ft @ 14s from 309° (WNW)
1.5ft @ 10s from 316° (NW)

Pauwela
5.5ft @ 14s from 316° (NW)
1.6ft @ 8s from 76° (ENE)

WNW swell on the slow decline all day, but still with a decent size to start with. Hookipa should be around head and a half, much smaller down the coast (shorter periods wrap less). I will post a beach report before 8am. Sorry, lots of surfing requires lots of rest.

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):


South Pacific fetches map (about 7 days travel time from east of New Zealand):


Morning sky.


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