Saturday 1 31 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

Lanai

• • • 3.6ft

      , 15s, W 280º
    • 3ft

      , 13s, W 280º
    • 1.8ft

      , 11s, WNW 300º

No southerly energy at the buoys, but strong westerly wrap at Lanai and plenty waves on the Kihei coast. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 10.3ft

            , 15s, WNW 290º
          • 7.7ft

            , 11s, NW 315º
          • 1.3ft

            , 6s, NNW 340º

Hanalei

• • 10ft

    , 15s, NW 310º
  • 7.4ft

    , 11s, NW 320º
  • 1.6ft

    , 7s, N 355º

Waimea

• • • • • • 7.5ft

            , 17s, NW 325º
          • 8.2ft

            , 13s, NW 320º
          • 5.2ft

            , 10s, NNW 330º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 7.6ft

            , 15s, NW 315º
          • 4.2ft

            , 13s, NW 320º
          • 3.7ft

            , 10s, NW 320º

NW energies of all sizes and periods at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is around double to triple overhead and light wind in the morning, with clean faces but probably stormy looking or at least with irregular breaking patterns.

 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