Saturday, January 17, 2026

Saturday 1 17 26 morning call

Kanaha yesterday.


Patrick Wardle took this picture of Jackson Bunch at Honolua yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

No southerly energy at the buoys, but some waves on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 8ft
              , 14s, NNW 345º
Waimea
            • 9.1ft
              , 13s, NNW 335º
            • 4.1ft
              , 10s, N 350º
            • 3.1ft
              , 5s, NNE 20º

Pauwela

            • 8ft
              , 13s, NNW 330º
            • 5.1ft
              , 11s, NW 325º
            • 2.5ft
              , 6s, N 10º
XL NW swell peaked yesterday and today is going to be slowly declining. 8ft 13s plus other periods at Pauwela will still make for big waves at Hookipa in the double double overhead range and stormy.

 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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