Thursday, September 17, 2026

Thursday 9 17 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.


6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion
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South shore
Barbers
      • 2.1ft
        , 18s, S 190º
      • 0.9ft
        , 13s, S 180º
2ft 18s at Barbers. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

            • 5ft
              , 10s, E 80º
            • 3.8ft
              , 6s, NE 50º
            • 2ft
              , 3s, ENE 75º
5ft 10s from 80 degrees is a pretty strong windswell, but it will travel parallel to the north shore. Home guess for Hookipa is waist to occasionally chest high. Bigger on eastern exposures.

 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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