Saturday, October 07, 2023

Saturday 10 7 23 morning call

Hookipa yesterday. Photo by Jimmy Hepp from this album.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
          • 2.2ft
            , 11s, S 170º
          • 1.4ft
            , 15s, SSW 200º
Lanai
          • 2.8ft
            , 15s, S 190º
          • 1.1ft
            , 11s, S 190º
          • 1.4ft
            , 8s, SSW 195º

Lanai shows almost 3ft 15s of the new long period swell I discussed the fetch of yesterday. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Hanalei

    • 4.7ft
      , 11s, N 5º

Waimea

    • 3.6ft
      , 12s, N 350º

Pauwela

    • 3.6ft
      , 12s, N 350º
    • 1.4ft
      , 8s, NE 35º
    • 1.8ft
      , 4s, ENE 60º

Northerly energy still lingering at the local buoys, but smaller than yesterday. Home guess for Hookipa is head high and clean 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


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