Hookipa yesterday. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.
Just like yesterday, Hookipa got bigger at sunset with the arrival of the first sets of a new long period swell.
The strong easterly wind of the last couple of days provided for some wild downwind conditions. Yesterday Mauidownwindfoil set up another unofficial practice race. Kane De Wilde flew from Maliko to the harbor in an unbelievable 27 minutes and 19 seconds and pretty much everyone else set a personal record. I was on an Eagle 690, fell once and touched down (and restarted immediately thanks to the Foil Drive) about 5 times. Again, don't make the mistake to compare my time to the others, as the advantage of the free take-offs provided by the Foil Drive is huge. Btw, I have one Gen 2 Max available at Hi-Tech. I'll be there today 2 to 6, or contact me via email (link on the right) if interested.
6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
North shore
NW001
- 6ft, 16s, NW 310º
- 3.6ft, 14s, NW 320º
Waimea
- 6.5ft, 17s, WNW 300º
Pauwela
- 7.6ft, 7s, ENE 70º
- 2.5ft, 18s, NW 320º
- 1.8ft, 12s, NNW 335º
New long NW swell on the rise all day. Home guess for Hookipa is around head and a half to double overhead in the morning, building up to triple overhead at sunset.
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
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