Thursday 9 29 22 morning call

As predicted, the waves picked up in the afternoon yesterday at Hookipa.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Lanai

• 1.3ft

  , 11s, S 190º
• 1ft

  , 13s, S 175º
  

Barbers

• 2.2ft

  , 11s, S 185º
• 1.8ft

  , 9s, S 170º

Very small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
N

• 2.6ft

  , 10s, N 0º
  

Hanalei

• 2.7ft

  , 10s, N 350º
  

Waimea

• 1.2ft

  , 11s, NNW 330º

Pauwela

• 1.9ft

  , 11s, NNW 340º
• 2.4ft

  , 8s, NNE 30º
• 2.7ft

  , 4s, ENE 75º

The small NNW swell of yesterday is declining and turning more north at the upstream buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is waist to chest 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.