Thursday 1 22 26

No photos from yesterday, this is Mr. Bennetts on the Gironde river in France, the trippiest foiling environment I've ever seen. Like a skate park with the walls that change shape while you ride them.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Lanai

• • • 3ft

      , 13s, W 280º

Lanai shows some westerly energy, which is probably what you see on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 9.1ft

            , 13s, NW 320º
          • 6ft

            , 8s, NNW 330º

NW101

• • 9.8ft

    , 13s, NW 315º
  • 4.9ft

    , 10s, NW 310º
  • 1.6ft

    , 8s, NW 305º

Waimea

• • • • • • 4.7ft

            , 15s, WNW 300º
          • 3.8ft

            , 13s, WNW 300º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 4.8ft

            , 14s, NW 310º
          • 2.5ft

            , 8s, NE 40º
          • 2ft

            , 5s, ENE 65º

Moderate size NW energy is at the local buoys, predicted to increase in the afternoon. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to occasionally head and a half. No wind in the morning, so it could be pretty clean, although with still a possible stormy look after yesterday's onshore 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

Wednesday 1 21 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

Hookipa at sunset.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

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No southerly energy at the buoys, but occasional sets on the cam (might be a wrap). Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 7.5ft

            , 15s, WNW 285º

NW101

• • 8ft

    , 14s, W 275º
  • 2.6ft

    , 10s, WNW 285º

Waimea

• • • • • • 10.1ft

            , 8s, NW 320º
          • 5.2ft

            , 13s, NW 315º
          • 3.7ft

            , 4s, NNW 345º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 3.7ft

            , 13s, NW 310º
          • 2.9ft

            , 8s, E 85º
          • 0.3ft

            , 4s, E 90º

The moderate NW swell I discussed yesterday (red arrow fetch) peaked overnight and today it's going to be slowly declining while the next one (black arrow fetch in yesterday's collage) is already at the NW buoys. It could start showing locally towards the end of the day, but the westerly direction will make it not ideal for our north shore specially towards Kahului. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to occasionally head and a half. The wind should be light in the morning, but at one point turn onshore (it's already like that on Oahu and Molokai). The wind maps below have not been updated for two days, so I wouldn't rely on them.
7:47am update: the wind just started blowing NW at Kanaha. So, expect onshore conditions.

 Wind map at noon (two days old prediction). 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

Tuesday 1 20 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

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

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 6ft

            , 15s, NW 305º

Waimea

• • • • • • 2.6ft

            , 12s, NW 310º
          • 
            
          • 1ft

            , 18s, NW 315º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 4.7ft

            , 8s, ENE 75º
          • 1.8ft

            , 13s, NW 320º
          • 0.4ft

            , 18s, NW 310º

The NW swell of the last couple of days is down to less than 2ft 13s at Pauwela, but there's a similar size one already on the rise (see NW buoy reading). It comes from the fetch indicated by the red arrow in the maps of Jan 17 through 19 below. The black arrow instead indicates a very similar fetch that made for another moderate pulse that will start overlapping tomorrow. Home guess for Hookipa is around chest to head high and clean in the morning, slowly building in the late afternoon to possibly overhead at sunset (2.7ft 15s predicted by Surfline at 6pm).

 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

Monday 1 19 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

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

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 4.1ft

            , 13s, NW 305º

Waimea

• • • • • • 5.2ft

            , 13s, NW 315º
          • 3ft

            , 15s, NW 310º
          • 2.5ft

            , 11s, NNW 330º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 4.8ft

            , 13s, NNW 330º
          • 5.3ft

            , 7s, ENE 75º
          • 2.4ft

            , 15s, NNW 330º

The fetch I posted yesterday only lasted one day, so the swell that peaked yesterday evening and last night will be on the decline today and tomorrow. Home guess for Hookipa is around head and a half to double and clean in the morning with a SE flow.

 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