Saturday 4 5 25 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

Hookipa at sunset. The swell came up very quickly in the afternoon.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers

• • 1.6ft

    , 11s, S 185º

Lanai

• • 1.4ft

    , 13s, SSW 200º
  • 1.3ft

    , 11s, SSE 165º

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Very small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 10ft

            , 16s, NNW 340º
          • 5.1ft

            , 11s, N 350º

NW101

• 11.9ft

  , 15s, N 0º
• 4.6ft

  , 9s, N 0º

Hanalei

• • 8ft

    , 12s, NNW 330º
  • 5.6ft

    , 6s, NE 35º
  • 1.2ft

    , 20s, N 355º

Waimea

• • • • • • 6.4ft

            , 14s, NNW 330º
          • 2.6ft

            , 9s, NNW 330º
          • 2.7ft

            , 6s, N 5º

The NNW energy at the buoys is high and this swell has a ton of energy. The maps below of April 3 through 5 show the fetch that generated it. I believe that yesterday afternoon we received the waves generated in the head of the fetch, today longer periods should arrive from the back of it (Surfline calls for 12ft 17s at sunset). Home guess for Hookipa is around double overhead plus and stormy looking in the morning, building to triple overhead plus by sunset. It's also going to be windy and I predict a busy day for the lifeguards at Kanaha. This is a dangerous swell with a lot of current, stay out of the water if you're not sure you can handle.

 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