Saturday 10 28 23 morning call

The Aloha Classic organizers are hoping to start the contest today. If they do, there should be live coverage on this page.

Hookipa yesterday morning.

Hookipa in the afternoon. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers

• • • • • 2.7ft

          , 14s, S 185º
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        • 0.6ft

          , 18s, S 190º

Lanai

• • • • • 1.1ft

          , 18s, S 180º
        • 1.1ft

          , 13s, S 190º

New long period south swell we discussed yesterday shows a very slow rise at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

• • 3.6ft

    , 10s, NNW 340º
  • 3.2ft

    , 7s, NNW 340º

Hanalei

• • 3.7ft

    , 9s, NNW 345º
  • 2.1ft

    , 5s, N 350º
  • 0.8ft

    , 13s, N 10º

Waimea

• • 4.4ft

    , 9s, NNW 330º
  • 0.4ft

    , 14s, NNW 340º

Pauwela

• • 4ft

    , 10s, NNW 340º

Relatively short period NW-N energy is at the buoys. It comes from the relative weak but close and almost stationary fetch indicated in the maps of October 24 though 27 below Home guess for Hookipa is chest to head high and no wind in the morning.

 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