Thursday 12 21 23 morning call

This is Cloudbreak a few days ago when the Tasman Sea swell that's in our waters at the moment was passing through. Photo by Brothers Surf Tours.

7am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Barbers

• • • • • • 1.5ft

            , 13s, SW 230º

Small Tasman Sea energy continues at Barbers. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

• • • 3.4ft

      , 17s, NW 310º

Waimea

• • • 5.3ft

      , 8s, NE 40º
    • 1.8ft

      , 13s, NW 325º
    • 1.2ft

      , 18s, NW 320º

Pauwela

• • • 5.8ft

      , 8s, NE 45º
    • 2.5ft

      , 12s, NW 315º
    • 0.8ft

      , 20s, NW 310º

New small long period NW energy is starting to build at the local buoys while the NW ones are showing 3.4ft 17s. Below are the maps of December 17 through 20 that show the fetch that generated it. It will probably be visible in the local waters only at sunset, while for most of the day the short period NE swell will continue to be the dominant energy. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to head and a third and windy (unless between squalls).

 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