Wednesday 2 8 23 morning call

Hookipa yesterday. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

4-5am 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

• 6ft

  , 14s, NNW 340º

Hanalei

• 4.4ft

  , 14s, NNW 335º
• 4.2ft

  , 10s, NE 55º
• 3.1ft

  , 8s, ENE 65º

Waimea

• 3.5ft

  , 14s, NW 310º
• 3.5ft

  , 6s, NNE 30º

Hilo

• 8.2ft

  , 11s, E 80º

NW swell turned more north (340 at the NW buoy) and will get to our north shore better (more consistency and size). Home guess for Hookipa is around head and a half and windy.

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.