Saturday 3 28 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

Thanks to Patti of HST Windsurfing for forwarding the following info:
Following extensive cleanup after the Kona Low storms, Kanaha Beach Park will partially reopen tomorrow, 3/28/2026.  
 
The following beach park areas will open:
Kite Beach
1st entrance
2nd entrance
 
The following areas will remain closed:
First beach access (site “A”)
Kaa Point
Keyhole
3rd entrance

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers

• • • 1.4ft

      , 14s, S 190º
    • 
      
    • 1.1ft

      , 11s, S 190º

Lanai

• • • 1.7ft

      , 12s, WSW 250º
    • 1.1ft

      , 14s, S 180º
    • 1.1ft

      , 11s, SSW 200º

Mix of small southerly and westerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 4.4ft

            , 7s, N 10º

N

• 5.3ft

  , 9s, NE 50º
• 2.9ft

  , 13s, NW 315º
• 2.6ft

  , 6s, NNE 15º

Hanalei

• • 3.9ft

    , 10s, N 10º
  • 3.7ft

    , 7s, NNE 25º
  • 2ft

    , 11s, NNW 330º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 3.3ft

            , 11s, N 5º
          • 2.8ft

            , 9s, NNE 30º
          • 1.6ft

            , 13s, NNW 335º

Mostly medium/short period northerly energy at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high with occasionall bigger sets.

 Wind map at noon (1 day 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