Wednesday 10 18 23 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

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

OneMoreFoto went to Honolua.

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

• • • • • 2ft

          , 13s, SW 220º
        • 1.1ft

          , 18s, SSW 195º

Lanai shows a couple of southerly swells. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • 10.9ft

    , 15s, NW 320º

Hanalei

• • 11.8ft

    , 13s, NW 320º

Waimea

• • 9.9ft

    , 17s, NW 325º

Pauwela

• • 10.2ft

    , 15s, NW 325º
  • 3.6ft

    , 13s, NNW 330º
  • 2.1ft

    , 10s, NW 320º

10ft 15s at Pauwela mean that it's going to be another day of large waves on the north shore. Home guess for Hookipa is double to triple overhead and no wind in the morning. Only sheltered spots like the Kahului harbor will be surfable by the common mortals.

 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