Wednesday 7 1 20 morning call

My old camera really didn't want to work yesterday (new one arrived last night), so my only chance of showing you guys some epic foiling conditions was with the gopro. If you SUP foil (or you're interested), you might want to notice that:
1) on the first attempt, I thought I had no time to switch the paddle on front side and went for the wave with it on the back side (I was wrong btw, as the wave was much steeper than I thought, so I would have had the time). That was the main reason why I went down. With the paddle on your front side, you have much more control and you should make a rule of only catching waves with at least last stroke on your front side.
2) on the second attempt I decided to give up on the wave, because it seemed it would have been a fairly steep drop, which I definitely try to avoid when foiling. Rule n.2: avoid steep drops, as the chances of overfoiling are high.




4am significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
Barbers

2.1ft @ 13s from 186° (S)            

0.7ft @ 20s from 177° (S)

Lanai
2ft @ 14s from 175° (S)
0.8ft @ 18s from 187° (S)

South swell down to 2ft 13-14s while a new long period pulse shows at the buoys. Here's how Pat Caldwell described the evolution of the fetch:
The next austral low pressure pattern in the series also got a start SE of New Zealand. This system was also broad but weaker with mostly middle gales. The low center tracked ENE from 6/23 to a position at the eastern edge of the Hawaii swell window S to SE of French Polynesia 6/24-25 with aim of seas near to just east of Hawaii.
The onset stage is expected on Wednesday morning 7/1 from 175-190 degrees. It should be filled in by Thursday morning above average. The event should peak late Thursday then slowly trend to near average late Friday from 170-185 degrees.

Below a the maps of July 24 through 27 that will help follow.

Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency. Haven't seen any long period sets, as usual the onset of the distantly generated south swells is very slow.


North shore
Pauwela

3.2ft @ 7s from 54° (ENE)            

3ft @ 9s from 44° (NE)

Small waves at Hookipa and on eastern exposures.

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


Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: apparent direct aim, but out of the great circle ray map, so not 100% sure).
North Pacific (about 4 days travel time from the NW corner of the North Pacific):


South Pacific (about 7 days travel time from east/west of New Zealand):


Morning sky.