Thursday 1 25 24 morning call

The kona bonanza continued yesterday at Hookipa.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

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No southerly energy at Barbers, but there will be some kona windswell. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

• • • 10.5ft

      , 11s, NW 305º
    • 6ft

      , 8s, WNW 290º

Waimea

• • • 8.5ft

      , 12s, NW 310º
    • 1.3ft

      , 15s, NW 305º

Pauwela

• • • 3.7ft

      , 12s, NNW 330º
    • 1.8ft

      , 7s, N 350º

Today will start with moderate size waves, but the upstream buoys readings suggest an increase in size throughout the day. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to head high and building to possibly double overhead by sunset. Once again, the wind flow will be from the the SW, but much lighter than yesterday and turning more west and in further decline during the day.

 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