Wednesday 2 7 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

This video illustrates the two epic downwinders I did yesterday.

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

• • • • • • 2.3ft

            , 13s, WNW 300º
          • 2.5ft

            , 9s, SSE 150º

Small waves on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW100

• 6.4ft

  , 14s, NW 315º
• 6.9ft

  , 9s, ESE 105º

NW101

• • • 5.7ft

      , 13s, NNE 25º
    • 7.2ft

      , 8s, ESE 105º

N

• 7.1ft

  , 12s, NE 40º
• 5.9ft

  , 8s, ESE 105º

Waimea

• • • 3.9ft

      , 13s, N 10º
    • 4.3ft

      , 10s, NE 35º
    • 1.4ft

      , 13s, NNW 340º

Pauwela

• • • 6.3ft

      , 9s, ENE 60º
    • 4ft

      , 14s, N 10º
    • 4.7ft

      , 5s, ENE 75º

Weird that there's a solid NW reading only at one of the NW buoys. We'll trust Waimea and Pauwela instead, which both show 4ft 13-14s from 10 degrees. On top of that, Pauwela also show high ENE windswell. Home guess for Hookipa is around head and half and strong easterlies.

 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