Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Wednesday 7 31 24 morning call

Kanaha yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.2ft
        , 15s, SW 225º

Lanai
      • 1.5ft
        , 14s, SW 215º
      • 1.9ft
        , 10s, S 170º
      • 0.8ft
        , 17s, SSW 205º

Small southerly energy at the buoys. Lanai shows the start of a new long period swell from 205. Below are the maps of July 23 through 26 that show the fetch that generated it. Surfline calls for a very gradual rise until Friday (3ft 13s that day).

Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

            • 3.5ft
              , 8s, ENE 60º
            • 1ft
              , 11s, E 95º
            • 1.6ft
              , 6s, ENE 65º

Small easterly windswell at Pauwela. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist high with occasional bigger sets.

 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

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Tuesday 7 30 24 morning call

Kanaha yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.2ft
        , 17s, SW 220º
      • 1.2ft
        , 11s, SSE 165º

Lanai
      • 0.8ft
        , 17s, SW 220º
      • 1.1ft
        , 12s, S 180º

About a foot of 17s and 11s southerly energies at the buoys and not much at the webcam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

            • 3.5ft
              , 8s, NE 55º
            • 3.4ft
              , 6s, ENE 60º

Windswell continues to decline at Pauwela. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist high with occasionally bigger sets.

 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

Monday, July 29, 2024

Monday 7 29 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.


Hookipa yesterday afternoon.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2.1ft
        , 11s, S 170º

      • 0.7ft
        , 13s, SSW 200º

Lanai
      • 1.8ft
        , 11s, S 175º
      • 0.5ft
        , 18s, SW 215º
      • 0.6ft
        , 13s, SSW 195º

Very small southerly energy at the buoys with traces of a new long period Tasman Sea swell. Below are the maps of July 21 and 22 that show the fetch that generated it. Surfline only calls for 1.3ft 16s for tomorrow morning, so not much to be excited about.

Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

            • 4.6ft
              , 8s, NE 50º
            • 0.9ft
              , 13s, E 95º
            • 2.8ft
              , 3s, E 85º

High NE windswell episode peaked yesterday morning and now it's down to 4.6ft 8s at Pauwela. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to chest 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

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Sunday 7 28 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday afternoon had waves up to double overhead.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.5ft
        , 12s, SSW 195º

Lanai
      • 2ft
        , 8s, S 170º
      • 1.1ft
        , 11s, S 175º
      • 0.7ft
        , 14s, S 190º

Small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

            • 6.4ft
              , 10s, NE 50º
            • 2.3ft
              , 6s, ENE 60º
Windswell from 50 degrees at Pauwela went up to 10s period. Home guess for Hookipa is around head and a half to double with bigger sets in the afternoon.

 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

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Saturday 7 27 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.4ft
        , 13s, S 190º

Lanai
      • 2.3ft
        , 10s, S 170º
      • 1.1ft
        , 13s, S 185º

Very small southerly energy at the buoys and nothing on the webcam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

            • 7.5ft
              , 9s, ENE 70º
            • 4.1ft
              , 6s, E 80º
            • 1.3ft
              , 13s, ENE 65º

ENE windswell is pumping at Pauwela. Below are the maps of July 23 to 27 that show the fetch that generated it. Home guess for Hookipa is around chest to shoulder high with bigger sets in the afternoon when the wind is strongest. Bigger on eastern exposures.

 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