Sunday, May 17, 2026

Saturday 5 17 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.8ft
        , 12s, S 180º
      • 1.2ft
        , 15s, SSW 210º

Lanai
      • 2ft
        , 15s, SSW 200º

      • 1.6ft
        , 12s, SSE 165º
New SSW swell shows 2ft 15s at Lanai, but sets seem very inconsistent on the cam . Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Waimea

            • 1.9ft
              , 11s, NNW 335º

Pauwela

              • 4.7ft
                , 9s, ENE 70º
              • 3ft
                , 7s, ENE 60º
              • 0.8ft
                , 11s, N 350º
Mostly easterly windswell in the water. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist high to chest high.

 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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