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

Friday 4 4 25 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

Hookipa at sunset.

Mr Bennetts like performance by Maui ripper Guido Ferrer with several waves ridden every time he got up.

Look how for out he pumped to get this wave.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Lanai

• • • 1.5ft

      , 15s, S 180º
    • 1.1ft

      , 12s, SSW 195º

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

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 8.5ft

            , 12s, NNW 340º
          • 3.8ft

            , 7s, NNW 345º

Hanalei

• • 6.6ft

    , 11s, NNW 335º
  • 2.1ft

    , 6s, NNW 330º

Waimea

• • • • • • 5.1ft

            , 11s, NNW 330º
          • 2ft

            , 6s, NNW 330º

11s NW energy is rising at the buoys. This is still the energy generated close by by the fetches I posted yesterday and will have a stormy character. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high with occasionally bigger sets and an up trend (much bigger at sunset).

 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

Thursday 4 3 25 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Lanai

• • • 1.2ft

      , 15s, SSW 205º
    • 0.8ft

      , 13s, SSW 200º

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Small southerly energy at Lanai. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

• 6.7ft

  , 9s, NNW 330º
• 2.2ft

  , 6s, NW 325º

NW001

• • • • • • 4.6ft

            , 9s, NNW 330º
          • 4ft

            , 6s, NW 320º

Hanalei

• • 3.4ft

    , 9s, NW 320º
  • 1.5ft

    , 11s, NNW 330º

Waimea

• • • • • • 2.6ft

            , 11s, NW 320º

Small 11s period NW energy at the local buoys while the NW buoys show a rise of 9s period energy that should arrive locally in the late afternoon. The maps below of April 1 and 2 show the small close by fetch that generated it. The same fetch intensified and became much larger (see today's map below) and is generating a large swell that will start arriving tomorrow afternoon and peak over the weekend. Home guess for Hookipa this morning is flat to occasionally chest high and clean. Should be a bit bigger by sunset.

 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

Wednesday 4 2 25 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

Hookipa in the afternoon.

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

• • • 1.1ft

      , 14s, S 190º

Lanai

• • • 1.1ft

      , 13s, SW 225º

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

North shore

N

• • • • • • 3.4ft

            , 11s, NW 325º

Hanalei

• • 2.3ft

    , 11s, NNW 335º
  • 2ft

    , 8s, NW 310º

Waimea

• • • • • • 3.2ft

            , 11s, NNW 330º
          • 1.6ft

            , 4s, NE 50º

Small NW energy at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to shoulder high with occasional bigger sets and clean in the morning.

 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