Thursday 4 16 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

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

• • • 3.2ft

      , 13s, S 170º

Lanai

• • • 2.4ft

      , 13s, S 175º
    • 0.9ft

      , 15s, S 175º

13s southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 0.6ft

            , 10s, NW 310º

Hanalei

• • 2.3ft

    , 10s, NNW 335º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 2.5ft

            , 8s, E 95º
          • 2.5ft

            , 4s, E 90º
          • 0.9ft

            , 11s, N 350º

The Kona low to our NW has not only been disrupting the regular trades flow, but also impeding the formation of proper NW fetches. That explains the lack of waves we had in the last few days and that will last until Tuesday next week. Home guess for Hookipa is flat to waist.

 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