Friday, January 09, 2026

Friday 1 9 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2.1ft
        , 9s, SSE 165º
Lanai
      • 1.7ft
        , 8s, S 175º
      • 0.1ft
        , 20s, SW 220º
Very small short period southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 3.8ft
              , 11s, WNW 300º

NW101

    • 3.8ft
      , 11s, NW 315º

Waimea

            • 3.4ft
              , 13s, NW 325º

Pauwela

            • 2.9ft
              , 13s, NW 320º
            • 3.4ft
              , 8s, ENE 65º
            • 0.9ft
              , 11s, N 350º
Moderate NW swell is still at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is around shoulder to head high with occasional bigger sets and clean with no 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

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