Monday, March 30, 2026

Monday 3 30 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday... bit stormy alright! The windsurf contest is not going to run today.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2ft
        , 13s, SSW 200º
Lanai
      • 1.5ft
        , 13s, S 190º
Both buoys show some 13s southerly energy, but the cam doesn't show much. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

N

            • 10.1ft
              , 11s, N 355º
            • 2.2ft
              , 14s, N 355º

Hanalei

    • 6.6ft
      , 13s, N 5º
    • 5.9ft
      , 11s, NNE 20º
    • 4.7ft
      , 8s, NNE 15º

Pauwela
            • 8.1ft
              , 11s, N 5º
            • 4ft
              , 7s, N 0º
            • 2.2ft
              , 5s, NNE 25º
Elevated short period northerly energy came up as predicted yesterday. It comes from the close by fetch in the maps of March 28 through 30 below. Home guess for Hookipa is around head and a half to double 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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