Friday 9 25 20 morning call

Despite my skepticism, the NW swell did get pretty big and the Maui rippers put up a show in all the wave disciplines. The action was insane, here's a sample of it, thanks to the contributing photographers who I thank very much for letting me use their photos. My favorite shot is this one of Luke Siver by Fish Bowl Diaries, out of this album.


This is a little chapter dedicated to Maui's own Kai Lenny who was seen launching his jet ski early at the harbor before going to Hookipa were he did... everything! This is a sick kitesurfing bottom turn from this album by Jimmie Hepp.


Then a bit of windsurfing...

...and at sunset he was wingsurfing. Here he's trying a new move: mid backflip on the face of the wave, he ditches his board, jumps on the wing and ride it as a magic carpet. Just kidding, but sometimes that's how new moves are born.

These are the rest of the shots I took. Logan Bediamol.

Last wave in for Kai.


Cody Young and his buddies formed a tight pack at The Point and they were all totally ripping.

After windsurfing, Bernd Roediger rode a small SUP and shredded some more. He's only kicking out in this photo.

4am significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Barbers
2.3ft @ 13s from 209° (SSW)

Lanai
1.6ft @ 15s from 185° (S)

Pat Caldwell had 3ft 18s for today, but that is not what we have at the buoys. Keep an eye on them (and on the webcam) as they could come up during the day. Multiple sources will generate multiple swells over the weekend. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency. It looks bigger than what the buoys say.

North shore
N
6.1ft @ 13s from 1° (N)

Pauwela
4.7ft @ 13s from 346° (NNW)
3.8ft @ 6s from 65° (ENE)
2.8ft @ 7s from 70° (ENE)

Below is the collage of Pauwela's graph from yesterday, the Surfline forecast and the current Pauwela's graph. As you can see, the swell never went up to the 6ft 16s that Surfline was calling for (not even to the 5ft 15s that Pat Caldwell called), but it did go up to 5ft 13s. It should be smaller than yesterday, but stay elevated all day today before going down in the weekend.

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.