Saturday 3 23 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

Hookipa yesterday afternoon. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

7am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

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

North shore

NW101

• • • 5.6ft

      , 15s, NW 305º

Waimea

• • • 3.6ft

      , 17s, NW 305º
    • 3.5ft

      , 7s, NE 40º
    • 1.4ft

      , 9s, N 355º

Pauwela

• • • 6.5ft

      , 7s, ENE 60º
    • 1.9ft

      , 17s, NW 325º
    • 1.4ft

      , 14s, NW 325º

The NW swell we discussed yesterday is in line with the forecast. Yesterday was too west to do much locally, today it should be felt more, although with a inconsistent arrival of sets. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high or more in the morning, bulding up to double 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