Thursday, March 07, 2024

Thursday 3 7 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday afternoon. Russ Faurot hits the lip while Matt Elsasser is SUP foiling downwinding in the background.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
            • 3.8ft
              , 7s, S 170º
Only southerly windswell at Barbers. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

      • 1.2ft
        , 13s, WNW 295º

Waimea

      • 5.1ft
        , 8s, NE 40º
      • 1.8ft
        , 11s, NNW 345º

Pauwela

      • 7.8ft
        , 9s, ENE 75º
      • 3.4ft
        , 5s, ENE 65º
      • 1.4ft
        , 12s, NW 325º

NW energy is negligible while the ENE windswell continues pretty solid at Pauwela. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to occasionally 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

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