Saturday 11 11 23 morning call

Hookipa yesterday. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

Surf contest today and tomorrow at Hookipa.

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

• • • • • 1.6ft

          , 11s, S 175º

Very small southerly energy at Barbers. Lanai is officially down. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Hanalei

• • 2.5ft

    , 12s, NNW 335º

Waimea

• • 4ft

    , 13s, N 350º

Pauwela

• • 5.7ft

    , 10s, E 85º
  • 3ft

    , 13s, NNW 335º
  • 2ft

    , 7s, ENE 70º

NNW swell showing 3ft 13s at Pauwela and should slowly trend down today while the easterly windswell went up to 10s period (those are really challenging to chase in a downwinder). Home guess for Hookipa is head to head and a half high.

 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