Tuesday 5 31 22 morning call

Lahaina 6.49 pm yesterday was showing clear signs of the amplitude of the new big south swell.

Second episode of the quest for the ideal wing downwinder foil setup was filmed Saturday. This time I compared Armstrong 725 vs chopped 725. Full gear description on the youtube page.

4am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Barbers

2.7ft at 15s S 190º

1.3ft at 18s S 190º

SE
4.4ft @ 19s from 239° (WSW)

SW
4.7ft @ 17s from 180° (S)

W
3.5ft @ 19s from 188° (S)


3am reading at Barbers was 3.4ft 20s, and looking at the other reported buoys, I think that was more reliable than the 4am reported one. Doesn't really matter, it's going to be a big swell. Below are the maps of May 23 through 27 showing the strong fetch that generated it. Lots of angular spreading involved, so possibly the consistency won't be as remarkable as the size.

Below is the Surfline forecast calling for a peak of 4.8ft 18s mid day. Biggest south swell waves I've experienced in my 21 years in Maui was a 4ft 20s swell that made for triple overhead Dumps and four times overhead plus at La Perouse. I don't think this swell will be as big over there, as the fetch is less of a direct aim and I don't see much of a shore break on the Wailea webcam.

And after I wrote all that, Lahaina doesn't seem any bigger than the sunset screenshot above. Check the Lahaina and Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.


North shore
Hanalei
3ft @ 9s from 322° (NW)

Waimea
2.6ft @ 10s from 323° (NW)

Mokapu
3.5ft @ 7s from 83° (E)

Hookipa still had close to nothing yesterday, so I'm quite puzzled where the small NW energy at the upstream buoys went. The only way to justify that is that it died on its way to Maui, but Oahu is only 100 nautical miles away, so that doesn't make sense. Years of observations and still some mysteries that make no sense... got to love non exact sciences! Anyway, I surrender to the evidence and call for Hookipa flat to waist high.

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 5 30 22 morning call

The NW bumps didn't really arrive, this is as big as the waves got yesterday at Hookipa.

4am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Barbers

2.4ft at 14s SSW 195º

0.3ft at 22s SSW 195º

South swell down to 2.4ft 14s at Barbers. That smidget of 22s is the forerunning energy of the next big swell that Surfline predicts to reach a remarkable 4.8ft 18s tomorrow.

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

North shore
NW101
2.7ft @ 10s from 299° (WNW)

Hanalei
2.4ft @ 11s from 311° (NW)

Waimea
1.5ft @ 11s from 321° (NW)

Mokapu

2.8ft @ 5s from 92° (E)

2.7ft @ 7s from 95° (E)

Very small NW energy seems to be less westerly at the close by upstream buoys. That gives Hookipa more chances to receive it, so I'm going to still call for waist to belly high.

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.

Sunday 5 29 22 morning call

Maalaea yesterday.

Close encounter on one of my runs yesterday.

Stole this picture from this page, what a magnificent creature! There's way more turtles around, but they're easier to spot and they got shells, these guys have no protection instead. I really hope I'll never hit one.

4am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Barbers
3.6ft at 17s SSW 195º

South swell went down one second in period but should still be quite elevated today. Check the Lahaina and Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
Hanalei
2.2ft @ 13s from 304° (WNW)

Waimea
1.8ft @ 14s from 307° (WNW)

Mokapu
3.5ft @ 7s from 88° (E)

Small WNW energy at the nearest upstream buoys. Below are the maps of May 23 through 27 that show the fetch that generated it. Home guess for Hookipa is for waist to chest high but only later in the day. This morning still flat (just went to check at 6am).

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 5 28 22 morning call

No photos from yesterday. The WSL contest at G-Land started. I went there something like 8-10 years ago and wasn't ready for it at all. This was posted by Jadson Andre a couple of days ago in a day he called "the best surfing day of my life".

4am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Barbers
3.4ft at 18s S 190º

Remarkable reading at Barbers, south shore should be pumping. Check the Lahaina and Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Waimea
1.5ft @ 9s from 338° (NNW)

Mokapu
4ft @ 6s from 97° (E)

Tiny and declining NW energy at Waimea and a bit of windswell from 97 degrees at Mokapu make me call for flat to waist high waves at Hookipa.

Wind map at noon. (1 day old) 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 5 27 22 morning call

Hookipa yesterday afternoon.

3am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Barbers

1.6ft at 14s SSW 200º

1.1ft at 20s S 190º

Long period southerly swell shows 1.1ft 20s at Barbers. Below are the maps of May 18 through 22 that show the fetch that generated it, indicated with red arrows. The black arrows indicate the Tasman Sea fetch that generated the 14s energy from 200 degrees instead.

Below is the Surfline forecast. The swell seems to be a little under the prediction that was calling for 1.7ft 20s at 3am and that foresees a peak of 3.6ft 16s tomorrow.

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


North shore
Hanalei
3.5ft @ 9s from 343° (NNW)

Waimea
3.3ft @ 10s from 330° (NW)

Mokapu

2.6ft @ 5s from 82° (E)

1.2ft @ 12s from 95° (E)

Relatively short period NW energy is still at the buoys, but on a downward trend today and tomorrow before another small pulse arrives. Home guess for Hookipa is for belly to shoulder high.

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 5 26 22 morning call

Hookipa yesterday afternoon.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Barbers
1.4ft at 14s S 185º
0.7ft at 17s S 180º

Couple of small southerly energies at Barbers. Neither one belongs to the first of two big swells we're about to receive in the next few days. Below is the Surfline forecast for the next two days showing the first swell starting to appear this afternoon and reaching 3ft 18s tomorrow at sunset. The second one will be even bigger with a prediction of 4.4ft 18s on Tuesday.

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

North shore
NW101
3.7ft @ 10s from 320° (NW)

Hanalei
4.1ft @ 10s from 340° (NNW)

Waimea
3.6ft @ 10s from 331° (NNW)

Mokapu

2.9ft @ 5s from 84° (E)

2.5ft @ 7s from 51° (ENE)

New 10s NW energy is at the upstream buoys. Below are the maps of May 21 through 23 that show the weak fetch that generated it.

Home guess for Hookipa is for chest to head high.

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.