Tuesday 12 5 23 morning call

No photos from yesterday. OneMoreFoto posted this.

3am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

No southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • 10.8ft

    , 14s, NNW 340º

Hanalei

• • 9.7ft

    , 17s, NNW 330º

Waimea

• • 9ft

    , 17s, NNW 335º

Pauwela

• • 6.6ft

    , 18s, NNW 335º
  • 4.7ft

    , 10s, E 100º
  • 1.3ft

    , 12s, NNW 330º

New large long period NW swell picked up solid at the buoys. Below are the maps of December 1 though 5 that show the fetch that generated it. Home guess for Hookipa is double to triple overhead.

 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