Friday, December 20, 2024

Friday 12 20 24 morning call

Another outer reef photo, this time by Pierre Bouras.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore


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

North shore

NW101

            • 12.9ft
              , 16s, NW 320º
            • 10.4ft
              , 13s, NW 315º

Hanalei

    • 8.5ft
      , 13s, NNW 330º
    • 4.8ft
      , 15s, NNW 330º
    • 4.4ft
      , 10s, NNW 345º

Waimea

            • 10.8ft
              , 15s, NW 320º
            • 3.5ft
              , 10s, NW 320º

Pauwela

            • 10.9ft
              , 13s, NNW 330º
            • 4ft
              , 17s, NW 325º
            • 5ft
              , 10s, NNW 340º

XL NW swells continue at the buoys with a mix of periods. Home guess for Hookipa is around double to triple overhead plus.

 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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