Wednesday 9 23 20 morning call

 I was testing a foil tail wing on the south shore yesterday (video review coming up soon), so I missed a downwinder with my buddies. Photo by Tomoko.

I did stop at the harbor for a quick wing sesh on friends' gear. Love it when I don't have to rig/derig anything. This guy was pretty good.

4am significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Barbers

2.6ft @ 8s from 165° (SSE)

2.1ft @ 15s from 204° (SSW)

0.6ft @ 12s from 186° (S)

Lanai

2.2ft @ 8s from 180° (S)

1.3ft @ 18s from 218° (SW)

1ft @ 15s from 208° (SSW)

0.9ft @ 11s from 179° (S)

8, 11, 15 and 18 are the periods at Lanai, lovely mix of southern hemi wind and ground swells. Below is the collage of the maps of September 16 through 19 which show the originating fetch of the newly arrived 18s energy. Welcome to Hawaii. 

Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency. The harbor crew is paying attention and they don't leave anything unridden.

North shore
Pauwela

2.9ft @ 5s from 60° (ENE)

2.8ft @ 8s from 50° (NE)

0.5ft @ 18s from 358° (N)

That half a foot 18s from straight north COULD be the forerunning energy of the new swell, but it could also be a glitch. No other buoys show anything at all. The day will start close to flat, eventually some waves will appear in the afternoon. Check the buoys often if interested.

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.