Friday 1 31 25 morning call

Hookipa yesterday mid day. Classic Francisco Porcella backside barrel stance.


Lanes saw some action too.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

No southerly energy at the buoys. The Kihei cam shows Kona windswell and brown water. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 13ft

            , 11s, NNW 345º
          • 6.6ft

            , 9s, WSW 245º

Hanalei

• • 7.9ft

    , 9s, W 280º
  • 3.5ft

    , 14s, N 350º
  • 3.2ft

    , 11s, NW 320º

Waimea

• • • • • • 5.5ft

            , 11s, WNW 285º
          • 3.3ft

            , 13s, N 0º
          • 1.9ft

            , 15s, NNW 345º

Mix of periods and directions at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is around head and a half and clean when the Kona is light.

 Wind map at noon (48h old). 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