Friday 3 26 21 morning call

One picture from the Hookipa yesterday morning session, before we start the late morning Kai Lenny show.


Top 10 reasons why I like living in Maui: I can watch and shoot Kai. Seriously!

Kai is 28. I'm 100% sure that he hasn't peaked yet and that he won't for still quite a long time. How good is he gonna be in 5 years?

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
Barbers
1.7ft @ 16s from 194° (SSW)

Lanai

1.7ft @ 16s from 185° (S)

Long period energy continues at the buoys. Check the Lahaina or Kihei webcams if interested, for size, conditions and consistency. That's a head high one.

North shore
NW001
5.8ft @ 12s from 339° (NNW)

Waimea
6.6ft @ 14s from 340° (NNW)

Pauwela

7ft @ 13s from 337° (NNW)

4.3ft @ 9s from 48° (NE)

Second peak of this swell is happening right now. Home guess for Hookipa is head and two thirds to double and clean. Eastern exposures getting smaller. Trade winds slowly coming back, but only in the afternoon, back to cranking over the weekend .

Graph and forecast of the significant wave height at Pauwela together with its energy spectrum from this PACIOOS page.

Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here (click on animation of the 10 meter column).

Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked) from Windy.
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.