Wednesday 1 18 23 morning call

Hookipa yesterday afternoon.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Lanai

• 2.2ft

  , 7s, S 180º

Barbers

• 1.9ft

  , 9s, S 180º

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

North shore
NW001

• 8.2ft

  , 14s, NW 310º

Hanalei

• 5.9ft

  , 12s, NW 320º
• 2.5ft

  , 15s, NW 325º

Waimea

• 3.6ft

  , 13s, NW 325º
• 3.5ft

  , 11s, NNW 330º

NW energy continues pretty solid at the NW buoy, but definitely smaller at Waimea. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to head and and a half and once again clean thanks to another wonderful windless day. Despite its La Nina classification, this winter has been a classic one so far.

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.