Friday 2 28 25 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.


Hookipa at sunset.

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

NW001

• • • • • • 13.6ft

            , 15s, NNW 330º
          • 3.9ft

            , 10s, NW 320º
          • 2.6ft

            , 8s, NNW 330º

NW101

• 13.1ft

  , 16s, NNW 330º
• 5.3ft

  , 13s, WNW 295º
• 2.8ft

  , 8s, NW 305º

Hanalei

• • 6.8ft

    , 17s, NNW 335º
  • 7.5ft

    , 14s, NW 325º
  • 3ft

    , 7s, NNW 330º

Waimea

• • • • • • 8ft

            , 15s, NW 310º
          • 3.2ft

            , 12s, NW 315º

New L to XL NW swell is at the buoys. The maps below of Feb 26 and 27 show the fetch that generated it. Pretty close by, tons of energy to be expected. Home guess for Hookipa is around double to triple overhead.

 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