Friday 8 18 23 morning call

A comparison between using a jet ski and a Foil Drive for foil downwinders.


Hookipa yesterday.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers

• • • 1.2ft

      , 14s, S 170º

Lanai

• • • 1.1ft

      , 14s, S 180º
    • 1.2ft

      , 9s, S 175º
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Very small energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

• 1.5ft

  , 11s, WNW 300º

Hanalei

• • 2.2ft

    , 10s, NW 320º

Waimea

• • 2.7ft

    , 12s, NW 305º

Mokapu

• 3.2ft

  , 4s, E 90º

NW energy winding down at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is mostly waist high with possible leftover bigger sets.

 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