Thursday 12 28 23 morning call

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Kanaha yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

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No southerly energy at Barbers, but there's waves in Kihei, could be a wrap from the west. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

• • • 14.2ft

      , 15s, NNW 330º
    • 5.9ft

      , 12s, NNW 345º
    • 3.3ft

      , 7s, NNW 335º

Waimea

• • • 7.1ft

      , 14s, NW 325º
    • 5ft

      , 12s, NNW 330º
    • 2.3ft

      , 8s, NNW 345º

Pauwela

• • • 8.2ft

      , 13s, NNW 330º
    • 2.6ft

      , 11s, NNW 330º
    • 2.1ft

      , 7s, NNE 15º

Elevated NW energy continues pretty solid at the buoys. There have been a fetch after another with the related swells arrival spacing 1-2 days and often overlapping. Below are the maps of December 26 through 28 that show the one that made the NW buoy jump to 14ft 15s overnight. Home guess for Hookipa is around double overhead plus and light wind in the early morning with a increase in the afternoon to the XL category.

 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