Saturday, September 30, 2023

Saturday 9 30 23 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
        • 2.1ft
          , 11s, S 170º
Lanai
        • 2.4ft
          , 11s, S 190º

Southerly energy down to 11s at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Mokapu

        • 4.9ft
          , 8s, E 85º
        • 4.7ft
          , 6s, E 80º
        • 0.4ft
          , 13s, NE 45º

The NE swell of the last few days disappeared at the buoys and now there's only windswell in the local waters. Home guess for Hookipa is waist to chest high, bigger in the middle of the day. Strong easterlies.

 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


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