Wednesday 5 10 23 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

The last six days I did 12 downwind runs, 2 with the wing and 10 with the Foil Drive and the paddle. I admit in the middle of a crush for the latter kind, after having preferred the wing ones for the last couple of years. Different speed (although slower), different foils, different lines, different level of physical intensity... I guess the key word there is different.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Barbers

• • 2.6ft

    , 13s, S 180º
  • 1.2ft

    , 15s, S 180º

Lanai

• • 2.4ft

    , 15s, SSE 160º
  • 2ft

    , 12s, S 180º
  
  

Couple of different small swells at the buoys. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Waimea

• 2.8ft

  , 6s, NE 40º
• 1.6ft

  , 10s, N 355º

Mokapu

• • 4.6ft

    , 6s, ENE 75º
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Mostly easterly windswell at the buoys, with a tad of 10s N energy at Waimea. 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.