Wednesday 2 12 25 morning call

Kaa yesterday.


Hookipa at sunset.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

No southerly energy at the buoys, but westerly sets on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 9.2ft

            , 16s, WNW 300º

Hanalei

• • 7.1ft

    , 17s, NW 305º
  • 4.4ft

    , 13s, WNW 285º
  • 4.9ft

    , 11s, NW 320º

Waimea

• • • • • • 4.9ft

            , 15s, NW 310º
          • 5.2ft

            , 13s, NW 310º

A new solid long period WNW swell is rising at the buoys on top of the 13s one that is already in the water. Below are the maps of Feb 8 through 11 showing the fetch that generated it. Home guess for Hookipa is around double overhead and building.

 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