Tuesday 1 9 24 morning call

I recently watched this 27 minutes interview with Dave Kalama and as usual when the master speaks, I entered a state of hypnotized listening. Worth a watch.

7am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers

• • • • • • 8.6ft

            , 7s, SW 230º

Barbers shows the windswell created by the Kona. There will be waves but with onshore wind, so blown out. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

• • • 13.8ft

      , 14s, N 350º
    • 6.6ft

      , 10s, NNW 340º
    • 4.6ft

      , 6s, WNW 290º

Waimea

• • • 10ft

      , 13s, NNW 335º
    • 4.6ft

      , 11s, NNW 330º
    • 3ft

      , 8s, WNW 295º

Pauwela

• • • 6.1ft

      , 13s, NW 325º
    • 4.8ft

      , 11s, E 80º
    • 2.1ft

      , 8s, E 90º

The 6ft 13s at Pauwela come from the remote fetch in the maps collage below. On top of that, the shorter periods closely generated NW energies associated with the front causing the kona flow are already at the NW buoys and Waimea, so they will add to the mix throughout the day and give the waves a less predictable breaking pattern. The offshore wind, as long as it's not too strong, will still make them look clean on the north shore. Home guess for Hookipa is head and a half to double with increasing size and consistency throughout the day. The declining easterly swell will still make easterly exposures a good alternative option. The main factor (as usual) will be to find a moment of good/light wind.

 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