Wednesday 1 31 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning during the last half day of kona. What a month it has been for surfing.

7am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

• 
  

No southerly energy at Barbers, but there's waves (kona windswell and/or west wrap). Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

• • • 9.3ft

      , 11s, NW 325º

Waimea

• • • 7.4ft

      , 13s, NW 315º
    • 4.2ft

      , 11s, NW 320º
    • 2.5ft

      , 8s, NW 305º

Pauwela

• • • 7.9ft

      , 13s, NW 310º
    • 3.2ft

      , 10s, NW 325º
    • 2.6ft

      , 8s, NNW 340º

Plenty NW energy of all periods at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is around double overhead plus and not as clean as it has been all month, despite the no wind in the early morning. The Pipe contest is on.

 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