Thursday 1 12 23 morning call

Yesterday inside the harbor.

Yesterday outside the harbor.

Tons of photos and video of Jaws on the unsharable Instagram, but this incredible drone one was shared on Facebook too by Matty Schweitzer. It shows his brother Zane getting caught inside by an absolute bomb (everybody else was sitting way more inside).

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
No southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
NW001

• 15.6ft

  , 15s, NNW 345º
• 3.2ft

  , 8s, N 350º
• 2.4ft

  , 10s, NW 325º

Hanalei

• 14.3ft

  , 15s, NW 325º
• 6.7ft

  , 10s, NNW 345º

Waimea

• 9.7ft

  , 15s, NW 320º
• 6.9ft

  , 13s, NNW 335º
• 7ft

  , 11s, NNW 340º

XL swell peaked yesterday but it will remain at XL levels today and turn from a more northerly direction (more energy at the harbor).

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.