Friday, May 08, 2026

Friday 5 8 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday afternoon.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 0.9ft
        , 18s, S 190º
Lanai
      • 2.5ft
        , 14s, SW 230º
      • 0.6ft
        , 18s, S 185º
Mix of southerly energies at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 5ft
              , 13s, NW 325º

Hanalei

    • 4.4ft
      , 13s, NW 320º

Waimea

            • 7.4ft
              , 11s, NW 325º

Pauwela

            • 4.1ft
              , 13s, NW 310º
            • 4.6ft
              , 11s, NW 320º
            • 1.5ft
              , 7s, NE 45º
The NW swell I discussed yesterday came up as predicted and today should slowly decline throughout the day. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to occasionally head and a half.

 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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