8am hookipa has head to head and a third high sloppy waves. 

4.6

Tuesday 11 30 21 morning call

Robby Naish kiting at Hookipa yesterday.

Kai Penny kept looking for the shot...

...and having fun in the meantime.

4am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
No southerly energy at Barbers, check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
NW001
3.8ft @ 11s from 345° (NNW)

Hanalei
4.1ft @ 11s from 332° (NNW)

Waimea
3.9ft @ 13s from 322° (NW)

Kaneohe Bay
7.2ft @ 9s from 37° (NE)

NW swell peaked yesterday morning and now is down to 4ft 13s at Waimea. Closely generated 9s NE energy continues to be elevated with 7.2ft at Kaneohe Bay. Eastern exposures will have overhead waves. Home guess for Hookipa is head to head and a third.

Forecast of Pauwela from this PACIOOS page.

Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here.

Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: possibly over the ice sheet) 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.

Monday 11 29 21 morning call

Kai Lenny at Hookipa yesterday morning.

Kai Penny was in the water too, clearly looking for the shot. Such a poser!

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
No southerly energy at Barbers, check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
NW101
5ft @ 13s from 343° (NNW)

Hanalei
6ft @ 14s from 327° (NW)

Waimea
6.4ft @ 14s from 322° (NW)

Kaneohe Bay
5.9ft @ 8s from 49° (NE)

Stormy day. The afternoon will have the strongest winds, but already in the morning the ocean will look extremely rough, as a mini low approaches and passes by us moving west (see satellite photo at the end) and significant size (6ft 8s at Kaneohe Bay buoy) NE windswell will add on top of the new long period NW swell that is around 6ft 14s. Kahului harbor might be the only relatively clean option on the north shore.

Forecast of Pauwela from this PACIOOS page.

Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here.

Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: possibly over the ice sheet) 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.

6.45am hookipa has shoulder to head high relatively clean waves. 

5.7

Sunday 11 28 21 morning call

No photos from yesterday. This is Kai Lenny in a photo by Erik Aeder. I like watching Kai doing anything he does in the water, but, somehow, I have a special appreciation for his kiting. He obviously carries the skills from all the disciplines across all the disciplines themselves, but in the kitesurfing one they seem to put him in a different league from the other kiters.

4am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
No southerly energy at Barbers, check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
NW101

4.2ft @ 10s from 322° (NW)

1.7ft @ 18s from 354° (N)

NW001

4.6ft @ 10s from 328° (NW)

1.5ft @ 18s from 297° (WNW)

Hanalei

4.2ft @ 11s from 312° (NW)

3ft @ 9s from 336° (NNW)

0.5ft @ 18s from 347° (NNW)

Waimea

3.5ft @ 11s from 318° (NW)

2.9ft @ 10s from 326° (NW)

Kaneohe Bay
3.4ft @ 9s from 19° (NNE)

NW swell continues to decline (now down to 10-11s), but still lingering around. New long period NW energy will be on the rise in the late afternoon. The directions at the NW buoys are contrasting, so let's look at the fetch that generated it. Below are the maps of Nov 24 through 27. I put black arrows on the fetch that I think generated the energy that we will receive. The red arrows indicate another fetch that, at the same time, generated a much more westerly swell, which will receive a lot less of.

Below is the Surfline forecast for the next couple of days. Unfortunately, the trades will be from a NE direction, which will bring plenty chop in the lineups. Home guess for Hookipa this morning is around head high.

Forecast of Pauwela from this PACIOOS page.

Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here.

Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: possibly over the ice sheet) 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.

Saturday 11 27 21 morning call

Harbor yesterday morning.

Hookipa mid day. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

Honolua, thanks to a Hi-Tech rental customer.


4am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
No southerly energy at Barbers, check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
NW101

5.5ft @ 10s from 335° (NNW)

4.5ft @ 12s from 306° (WNW)

Hanalei
6ft @ 11s from 318° (NW)

Waimea

3.8ft @ 13s from 326° (NW)

3.5ft @ 10s from 337° (NNW)

NW swell trending down today, a new pulse will hit tomorrow afternoon. Home guess for Hookipa is around head and half and relatively clean.

 
Forecast of Pauwela from this PACIOOS page.

Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here.

Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: possibly over the ice sheet) 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.

Friday 11 26 21 morning call

No photos from yesterday. This is a brief extract of the first Foil Drive assisted SUP foiling downwinder I did a few days ago. The thumbnail picture shows how to activate the motor with the remote controller mounted on the paddle. With an Armstrong HS1550 v2 and full throttle I was basically planing on the water and all I had to do is to wait for a bump to appear in front of the board and pump the board up on the foil when that happened. Thanks to this awesome device, I now have an opportunity to actually do SUP foiling downwinders and learn the fine art of riding the windswell bumps. Contact Hi-Tech and ask for me (if I'm not there, leave your name and number) if you want to get one of the next shipment.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
No southerly energy at Barbers, check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
NW101

7.6ft @ 14s from 321° (NW)

5.4ft @ 10s from 323° (NW)

Hanalei
10.2ft @ 14s from 329° (NW)

Waimea
8ft @ 14s from 330° (NW)

Kaneohe Bay

3.5ft @ 7s from 64° (ENE)

3.3ft @ 9s from 39° (NE)

Elevated NW energy continues at the buoys, another day of big but not particularly clean waves (lots of energy in this swell) on the north shore. Home guess for Hookipa is double overhead plus and hard to surf also for the elite surfers.

Forecast of Pauwela from this PACIOOS page.

Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here.

Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: possibly over the ice sheet) 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.

Thursday 11 25 21 morning call

Hookipa mid afternoon. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

Hookipa late afternoon.

4am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
No southerly energy at Barbers, check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
NW001
11.2ft @ 12s from 316° (NW)

Hanalei

7.7ft @ 14s from 322° (NW)

3.2ft @ 9s from 333° (NNW)

Waimea
5.6ft @ 14s from 328° (NW)

Kaneohe Bay
2.4ft @ 8s from 70° (ENE)

The upstream buoys show an increase in the size of the NW swell that should start happening mid morning locally. Home guess for Hookipa is head and half to occasionally double to start the day with, building to double plus throughout the day.

Below is the already posted collage of the maps of Nov 18 through 22 that show the many different fetches that happened in those days and of which we're now receiving the energy.



Forecast of Pauwela from this PACIOOS page.

Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here.

Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: possibly over the ice sheet) 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.

6.45am hookipa is still only shoulder to head high. Clean and crowded. 

7 5

11 24 21 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

Hookipa mid day. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

Hookipa late afternoon.

4am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.
South shore
No southerly energy at Barbers, check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
NW101
6ft @ 13s from 321° (NW)

Hanalei
4.4ft @ 14s from 313° (NW)

Waimea
3.3ft @ 15s from 321° (NW)

Kaneohe Bay
2.3ft @ 8s from 61° (ENE)

New long period NW energy is on the rise at all the upstream buoys. Below are the graphs of NW and Hanalei together with the Surfline forecast. Home guess for Hookipa is head to head and a half to start with, increasing to double overhead plus by sunset. Wind conditions should be calm all morning, with only light sea breeze in the afternoon.

Forecast of Pauwela from this PACIOOS page.

Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here.

Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, black: blocked, yellow: possibly over the ice sheet) 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.