Thursday 8 7 25 morning call

East swell yesterday.

The WSL contest is on at Teahupoo.

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

• • • 1.7ft

      , 20s, SSW 200º
    • 1.7ft

      , 13s, S 180º
    • 1.4ft

      , 11s, S 170º

Lanai

• • • 1.4ft

      , 20s, S 180º
    • 1.5ft

      , 13s, SSE 165º
    • 1.4ft

      , 10s, S 185º

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Third (and biggest so far) back to back swell is rising at the buoys with 20s readings. It will slowly build throughout the day and provide plenty size for the rest of the week. It comes from the long lasting fetch in the maps of July 31 through August 5 below (I skipped Aug 1st, as it was weaker and wouldn't fit in the collage).

Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Hanalei

• • 1.2ft

    , 17s, NW 305º

Waimea

• • • • • • 1.7ft

            , 11s, NW 310º
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          • 0.7ft

            , 17s, WNW 290º

Mokapu

• • • • • • 4.8ft

            , 9s, ENE 70º
          • 2.7ft

            , 6s, ENE 60º
          • 3.2ft

            , 4s, E 85º

Small 17s NW energy readings at the buoys. Two possible sources are in the map of August 1st below: the more classic fetch in the NW corner (although direction should be more like 320) and that storm off Japan, which had a tiny fetch, but intense enough to generate that long of a period. 
The east swell generated by Gil continues, but with period now down to 9s. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist high with occasionally bigger sets. Bigger on eastern exposures. 

 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