Thursday, October 08, 2026

Thursday 10 8 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.



6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion
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South shore
Barbers
      • 8.7ft
        , 6s, S 170º

      • 1.3ft
        , 20s, SSW 200º
The 1.3ft 20s reading at Barbers will be overrun by the onshore Kona wind and its windswell. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

            • 6.7ft
              , 10s, NNW 330º
            • 3.1ft
              , 12s, NW 325º
Waimea
            • 3.7ft
              , 13s, NW 320º
          • Pauwela
            • 3.5ft
              , 13s, NW 325º
            • 1.6ft
              , 6s, ENE 75º

            NW swell continues today with declining period, but still decent size. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to head and a half with occasional bigger sets.

 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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