Saturday 12 28 24 morning call

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On December 15 I celebrated a total of 300 downwind runs in 2024. Headphones highly recommended.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

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

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 10ft

            , 12s, NW 315º

Hanalei

• • 8ft

    , 14s, NW 315º
  • 3.2ft

    , 10s, NW 315º

Waimea

• • • • • • 6.1ft

            , 15s, NW 315º
          • 6.5ft

            , 12s, NW 320º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 6.4ft

            , 15s, NW 310º
          • 6.2ft

            , 12s, NW 325º
          • 2.8ft

            , 9s, ENE 75º

XL NW swell is now down to more manageable levels and will slowly keep declining over the next couple of days. Home guess for Hookipa is around double overhead 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