Friday 4 19 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

Hookipa mid day Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

Kaa mid day.

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

• • 1.9ft

    , 15s, SSW 210º
  • 2.1ft

    , 13s, SSW 195º

Lanai

• • 1.8ft

    , 13s, S 185º
  • 1ft

    , 15s, SW 215º
  • 1.3ft

    , 11s, S 170º

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The numbers look good at the buoys, it should be another fun day on the south shore. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Waimea

• • • • • 3.6ft

          , 10s, NNW 345º
        • 2.9ft

          , 6s, N 10º
        • 0.8ft

          , 13s, NW 320º

        
        Pauwela

• • • • • 3ft

          , 9s, NNE 15º
        • 3.1ft

          , 7s, NNE 25º
        • 0.7ft

          , 13s, NW 320º

Northerly energy on the way down at the buoys. Those sub-foot 13s NW readings come from a fetch so weak that they don't deserve too much attention. 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