Monday, January 06, 2025

Monday 1 6 25 morning call

Browsinho and Robby Swift sailed Lanes yesterday.







7am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

No southerly energy at the buoys and onshore flow. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 11.3ft
              , 16s, NW 310º
Hanalei
  • 9.1ft
    , 15s, NW 310º
  • 4.8ft
    , 10s, NW 310º
  • 3.1ft
    , 13s, NW 305º

Waimea

            • 8.3ft
              , 15s, NW 310º
            • 2.4ft
              , 11s, NW 315º
            • 1.6ft
              , 8s, NW 315º

Pauwela

            • 7.2ft
              , 17s, NNW 330º
            • 4.4ft
              , 13s, NW 325º
            • 3.9ft
              , 11s, NNW 330º

XL NW is still pumping at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is around double to triple overhead and Kona wind.

 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

Sunday, January 05, 2025

Sunday 1 5 25 morning call

Hookipa yesterday at sunset was double to triple overhead in the sets...





... and completely flat in the lulls.

7am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Lanai
      • 1.6ft
        , 13s, S 190º

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

North shore

NW001

            • 15.1ft
              , 16s, NW 310º

Hanalei

    • 9.8ft
      , 17s, NW 315º
    • 4.6ft
      , 14s, NW 310º
    • 4.8ft
      , 12s, NW 310º

Waimea

            • 7.4ft
              , 18s, NW 310º
            • 6.1ft
              , 15s, NW 310º

Pauwela

            • 10.3ft
              , 18s, NW 315º
            • 2.2ft
              , 8s, ENE 70º
            • 0.9ft
              , 9s, NNW 340º

Long period XL NW swell is at the buoys. 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

Saturday, January 04, 2025

Saturday 1 4 25 morning call

Hookipa yesterday late afternoon.





6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion
.
South shore

Barbers
      • 2.5ft
        , 13s, SW 225º

Lanai
      • 1.9ft
        , 13s, SSW 200º
      • 1.3ft
        , 12s, SW 230º

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

North shore

NW001

            • 12.4ft
              , 19s, NW 305º

Hanalei

    • 3.9ft
      , 22s, NW 305º
    • 2.8ft
      , 12s, NW 315º

Waimea

            • 1.5ft
              , 22s, WNW 300º
            • 2.4ft
              , 13s, NW 310º

Pauwela

            • 3.1ft
              , 12s, NW 320º
            • 3.5ft
              , 7s, E 80º
            • 0.6ft
              , 22s, NW 315º

New XL long period NW swell is rising at the buoys. Below are the maps of Jan 1 through 4 showing the fetch that generated it. Home guess for Hookipa is around chest to shoulder high and clean in the morning, gradually rising all day to double to triple overhead at sunset (5ft 19s predicted by Surfline).

 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