riday 12 20 24 morning call

Another outer reef photo, this time by Pierre Bouras.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

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

North shore

NW101

• • • • • • 12.9ft

            , 16s, NW 320º
          • 10.4ft

            , 13s, NW 315º

Hanalei

• • 8.5ft

    , 13s, NNW 330º
  • 4.8ft

    , 15s, NNW 330º
  • 4.4ft

    , 10s, NNW 345º

Waimea

• • • • • • 10.8ft

            , 15s, NW 320º
          • 3.5ft

            , 10s, NW 320º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 10.9ft

            , 13s, NNW 330º
          • 4ft

            , 17s, NW 325º
          • 5ft

            , 10s, NNW 340º

XL NW swells continue at the buoys with a mix of periods. Home guess for Hookipa is around double to triple overhead plus.

 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

Thursday 12 19 24 morning call

Yesterday was a tow day (so will today) and my friend Mauricio sent me a picture of this amazing wave he got.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

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

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 14.6ft

            , 16s, NW 315º
          • 4.8ft

            , 11s, NW 315º
          • 4.2ft

            , 8s, NW 320º

Hanalei

• • 6.7ft

    , 15s, NNW 330º
  • 6.8ft

    , 13s, NW 325º
  • 3.7ft

    , 9s, NW 315º

Waimea

• • • • • • 8ft

            , 15s, NW 320º
          • 6ft

            , 13s, NW 325º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 8.7ft

            , 15s, NW 320º
          • 4.4ft

            , 18s, NNW 330º
          • 4.1ft

            , 11s, NNW 330º

XL NW swell continues at the buoys with a mix of periods. Home guess for Hookipa is around double to triple overhead plus.

 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

Wednesday 12 18 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

5am 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

• • • • • • 12.3ft

            , 16s, NW 305º

Hanalei

• • 9.6ft

    , 15s, NW 320º

Waimea

• • • • • • 9ft

            , 17s, NW 310º
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          • 0.4ft

            , 29s, NNW 330º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 5.7ft

            , 18s, NW 320º
          • 2.3ft

            , 13s, N 0º
          • 2.8ft

            , 9s, E 95º

XL NW swell is at the buoys and will keep building all day locally. That 0.4ft 29s reading at Waimea could easily be a glitch, but I reported it because if it's not, it's the highest period reading I've ever seen at a buoy! Below are the maps of Dec 15 through 18 with the fetch that generated it. Home guess for Hookipa is around double to triple overhead plus.

 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

Tuesday 12 17 24 morning call

Kane's latest display of creativity and skill.

6am 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

• • • • • • 3.7ft

            , 13s, NW 305º

Hanalei

• • 2.4ft

    , 13s, NW 325º
  • 2.5ft

    , 10s, N 355º

Waimea

• • • • • • 3.4ft

            , 11s, NNW 330º
          • 1.2ft

            , 13s, NNW 330º
          • 1ft

            , 15s, NNW 340º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 3.1ft

            , 11s, N 355º
          • 1.5ft

            , 15s, N 350º
          • 2.6ft

            , 7s, ENE 70º

NW energy is on the rise at the buoys and the afternoon will see bigger waves locally. Home guess for Hookipa is around chest to head high and clean with no wind in the morning. Surfline calls 3ft 20s at sunset, so it should be much bigger then.

 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