Friday 1 3 25 morning call

Hookipa yesterday late afternoon.

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

• • • 2.5ft

      , 14s, SW 225º

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SW swell looks better at Lanai than it does on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 5ft

            , 13s, NW 320º

Hanalei

• • 4.7ft

    , 13s, NW 320º
  • 3.6ft

    , 15s, NNW 340º

Waimea

• • • • • • 5.6ft

            , 13s, NW 315º
          • 2.4ft

            , 11s, NW 325º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 8.6ft

            , 14s, NNW 330º
          • 2.8ft

            , 9s, ENE 65º
          • 3.5ft

            , 5s, ENE 70º

The long period pulse I mentioned yesterday arrived bigger than predicted and it's still showing 8.6ft 14s at Pauwela and it should slowly decline throughout the day. Home guess for Hookipa is around double overhead plus and no wind in the morning.

 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

Thursday 1 2 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday afternoon.

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

• • • 0.9ft

      , 17s, SW 215º

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Lanai shows a long period reading of SW energy, probably out of the fetch below of Dec 25 and 26. Not much on the cam nonetheless.

Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 7.7ft

            , 13s, NW 320º

Hanalei

• • 6.9ft

    , 14s, NW 320º
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  • 1.1ft

    , 18s, NNW 345º

Waimea

• • • • • • 5.1ft

            , 14s, NW 310º
          • 2.6ft

            , 17s, NNW 330º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 4.4ft

            , 14s, NW 320º
          • 2.6ft

            , 11s, NW 325º
          • 3.8ft

            , 5s, ENE 70º

Moderate size and period NW swell picked up at the buoys while Hanalei and Waimea also show small readings of a longer period pulse. Home guess for Hookipa is around 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

Wednesday 1 1 25 morning call

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Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

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No southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 5.4ft

            , 15s, NW 320º
          • 1.8ft

            , 12s, NW 305º
          • 2.1ft

            , 10s, NW 320º

Hanalei

• • 3.6ft

    , 13s, WNW 290º
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  • 1.3ft

    , 17s, NNW 330º

Waimea

• • • • • • 3ft

            , 13s, NW 310º
          • 1.7ft

            , 11s, NW 315º
          • 1ft

            , 17s, NW 315º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 3.5ft

            , 11s, NNW 330º
          • 2.9ft

            , 8s, NE 55º
          • 1.1ft

            , 14s, NW 315º

Moderate NW energy continues at the buoys, while the outer buoys show a new larger swell on the rise which will peak locally tomorrow. Below are the maps of Dec 27 though 31 showing the fetch that generated it. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to head and half with possible bigger sets at sunset (3ft 15s predicted by Surfline).

 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

Tuesday 12 31 24 morning call

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Kanaha yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore

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No southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 5.6ft

            , 13s, WNW 295º

NW101

• 4.9ft

  , 13s, NW 305º
• 2.2ft

  , 11s, NW 320º

Hanalei

• 3.4ft

  , 13s, NW 325º

Waimea

• • • • • • 4ft

            , 14s, NW 310º
          • 2.6ft

            , 11s, NW 315º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 5.7ft

            , 7s, ENE 70º
          • 2.6ft

            , 14s, NW 310º
          • 1.8ft

            , 11s, NNW 330º

New small/moderate NW swell is rising at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to head and a half with occasional bigger sets mid day when the windswell that adds on top is bigger.

 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