Saturday 8 29 20 morning call

Gonna take a break from filming downwinders (got too many clips to edit), but here's a couple of shots taken yesterday by Art Wible. Couldn't go with the usual group yesterday, because I had to work in the afternoon, so I went solo thanks to the Maui Bus! I think this is Dylan Primrose.


This is Jason Hall instead. He, like many others of the "original foilers" (the ones that started foiling way before the wings appeared), didn't have any wind sport experience when he started winging. Look what he's doing now! Which prompts the following question: which is the most desirable skill to have in order to learn winging? Here's what I think:
1) foiling of any kind (surf/SUP would be the best)
2) windsurfing
3) kitesurfing


5am significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
Barbers
2ft @ 9s from 174° (S)

Lanai

1.6ft @ 10s from 163° (SSE)

1.1ft @ 13s from 165° (SSE)

Flatness continues also today, which tell us that that fetch close to the artic sheet of a week ago was not oriented towards us. There should be a small SW bump starting Monday thanks to a Tasman Sea fetch that Pat Caldwell described like this:
A short-lived, compact gale in the Tasman Sea 8/23-24 is expected to take over as the dominant background surf by Monday 8/31. Heights should continue below average from 208-220 degrees 9/1.
The Tasman Sea low pressure of 8/23-24 moved east of New Zealand 8/25-26. ASCAT satellite showed a compact area of gales and a broad area of near gales. This should trend local surf up 9/3 from 180-200 degrees not much beyond background.

Below is the collage of the maps of August 23 through 26 which will help follow the above description. I put a red arrow on the fetch of the 24th, which was the strongest. Overall, not a particularly impressive low, so don't build any expectations... you know how little we get out of Tasman Sea swells.


Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.


North shore
Pauwela
4ft @ 7s from 76° (ENE)

Tiny waves at Hookipa, bigger 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.