Thursday 2 29 24 morning call

Yesterday I did two downwind runs but I didn't take any photos. Today there will be an unofficial practice race for the SUP foilers who are training for this summer's race season. Posted by Mauidownwindfoil.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers

• • • • • • 1.2ft

            , 13s, S 190º
          • 0.4ft

            , 20s, SSW 195º

Small southerly energy continues at Barbers and today there's also sign of a new small long period one. Below are the maps of February 22 and 23 that show the fetch that generated it. Surfline calls for 2ft 16s tomorrow. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

• • • 4.2ft

      , 8s, NE 50º
    • 5.3ft

      , 6s, ENE 70º

Only windswell at Pauwela. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high.

 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 2 28 24 morning call

Sam Reynolds with his Pocket Wing at Kaa yesterday. The thing is intended to provide boost for taking off on a downwinder, and then wrap it up out of the way.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers

• • • • • • 1.3ft

            , 13s, S 180º

Small southerly energy at Barbers. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

• • • 6.4ft

      , 10s, NE 40º
    • 3.7ft

      , 5s, ENE 75º

NE energy only at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to head and a half.

 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 2 27 24 morning call

Jerome on a new Swing V4 at Kaa yesterday.

F-One will release three different 2024 models in April: Strike V4, Swing V4 and a new one called Origin. Here's a video I shot yesterday with a 3.0 Origin.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers

• • • • • • 1.7ft

            , 13s, SSW 205º

The reason why Barbers shows some 13s southerly energy today and not the past days is because there's no NW energy hitting it anymore. Barbers is located in a spot too exposed to that and as such is not a particularly reliable buoy for the small southerly energies readings. Lanai is much better, but it's still down. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

• • • 6.9ft

      , 11s, NE 40º
    • 5.6ft

      , 8s, ENE 70º

Waimea

• • • 4.6ft

      , 13s, N 10º
    • 4.3ft

      , 8s, NE 40º
    • 2ft

      , 5s, NNE 30º

Pauwela

• • • 6.6ft

      , 12s, NE 45º
    • 6.8ft

      , 8s, NE 50º
    • 3.6ft

      , 5s, ENE 65º

All about the NE energy of different periods you see at Pauwela today. Home guess for Hookipa is around double 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

Monday 2 26 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday evening.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

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

North shore

NW001

• • • 3ft

      , 11s, NNW 330º

N

• 8.3ft

  , 14s, NE 40º

Waimea

• • • 5.9ft

      , 10s, NE 35º
    • 2.3ft

      , 14s, NW 310º
    • 1.1ft

      , 13s, NNW 345º

Pauwela

• • • 6.9ft

      , 11s, NNE 30º
    • 3.7ft

      , 14s, N 0º
    • 4.4ft

      , 6s, NE 55º

NW energy went down to very small levels while N to NE energy is on the way up. Below are the maps of February 23 through 26 that show the fetch that generated it (black stick). The red stick shows a weak fetch in the Kamchatka corner that will supply a background of low size and period NW energy running underneath the much stronger N-NE one. Home guess for Hookipa is around head and half to double and windy again.

 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

Sunday 2 25 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

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

North shore

NW001

• 5.5ft

  , 15s, NW 325º

Waimea

• • • 4ft

      , 17s, NW 310º
    • 4ft

      , 13s, N 0º
    • 5.2ft

      , 9s, NNE 25º

Pauwela

• • • 3.2ft

      , 15s, NW 320º
    • 5.7ft

      , 8s, NE 50º
    • 3.1ft

      , 11s, NNE 20º

NW swell peaked yesterday and today it will be very slowly declining. Plenty NE energy continues pretty steady instead. Home guess for Hookipa is around head and a half to double.

 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