Tuesday 1 17 23 morning call

Hookipa yesterday mid day.

This video shows two different approaches to using a Foil Drive for catching and riding waves. Thanks to Jim Bones for showing his setup.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Lanai

• 2.1ft

  , 9s, S 180º

Barbers

• 2.5ft

  , 8s, SSE 165º

Small southerly windswell at the buoys. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
NW001

• 7.7ft

  , 13s, NW 310º

Hanalei

• 6.6ft

  , 13s, NW 320º
• 4.2ft

  , 11s, NW 305º

Waimea

• 5.2ft

  , 14s, NW 320º
• 2.7ft

  , 11s, NW 325º
• 2.1ft

  , 9s, NNW 335º

NW energy continues at the buoys. Below are the maps of January 14 through 16 that show the fetches that will continue providing moderate NW energy for the next couple of days.

Home guess for Hookipa is around head and a half to double and clean thanks to the lack of wind.

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.