Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Wednesday 6 24 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.7ft
        , 13s, S 175º
Lanai
      • 1.6ft
        , 14s, S 180º
      • 0.7ft
        , 18s, S 180º
Small long period southerly energy at the buoys and not much on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

            • 5.2ft
              , 7s, ENE 70º
            • 0.8ft
              , 11s, NE 40º
            • 0.5ft
              , 13s, ENE 70º
Trades are building, so is the easterly windswell. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to chest high with occasional bigger sets.

 Wind map at noon (1 day old prediction). 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, June 23, 2026

Monday 6 23 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2.5ft
        , 15s, S 185º
Lanai
      • 1.6ft
        , 15s, S 180º
      • 0.9ft
        , 11s, SSW 210º
Nice 15s reading of southerly energy at the buoys but mostly flat with the occasional set on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

            • 3.2ft
              , 9s, NE 45º
            • 2.8ft
              , 7s, E 80º
            • 2.6ft
              , 5s, ENE 70º
3ft 9s from 45 at Pauwela will make for some small waves today. Home guess for Hookipa is knee to waist high with occasionally 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

Monday, June 22, 2026

Monday 6 22 26 morning call

Kanaha yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2.3ft
        , 15s, S 170º
      • 1.6ft
        , 13s, S 190º
Lanai
    • 1.5ft
      , 18s, S 175º
    • 1.5ft
      , 13s, S 180º
    • 0.7ft
      , 15s, S 170º
Nice mix of long period southerly energies at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Pauwela

            • 1.8ft
              , 10s, NE 45º
            • 2ft
              , 8s, NNE 25º
            • 1.5ft
              , 3s, E 80º
Small NE windswell. Home guess for Hookipa is flat to knee 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

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Sunday 6 21 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.9ft
        , 15s, S 190º

      • 1ft
        , 11s, S 190º
Lanai
      • 2.4ft
        , 15s, S 175º
      • 1.4ft
        , 11s, S 185º
      • 0.7ft
        , 20s, S 180º
The south swell I discussed yesterday shows 2-2.5ft 15s at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Hanalei

    • 0.4ft
      , 15s, WNW 295º

Waimea

            • 0.3ft
              , 14s, NNW 340º

Pauwela

            • 1.8ft
              , 8s, N 0º
            • 1.2ft
              , 7s, E 80º
            • 0.4ft
              , 17s, ENE 65º
Negligible NW energy at outer buoys, less than 2ft 8s from the N locally. Home guess for Hookipa is flat to knee high.

 Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here.

N/A

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

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Saturday 6 20 26 morning call

The only action I could capture at Hookipa yesterday.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2ft
        , 12s, S 190º
      • 0.8ft
        , 17s, S 185º

Lanai
      • 2.8ft
        , 12s, S 190º
      • 1.5ft
        , 17s, S 185º
2-3ft 12s of leftover energy from the big swell that started a week ago are still left at the buoys, with new 17s energy that comes from the partial angular spreading fetch in the maps of June 13 and 14 below.

The Kihei webcam is down, this is Ala Moana.

North shore

NW001

            • 2.1ft
              , 8s, NNW 330º

Hanalei

    • 1.6ft
      , 8s, NNW 345º

Waimea

            • 1.2ft
              , 8s, N 350º

            • 0.5ft
              , 15s, WNW 290º

Pauwela

            • 1.5ft
              , 8s, N 0º
            • 1.7ft
              , 6s, ENE 75º
            • 0.3ft
              , 18s, E 90º
Negligible N-NNW energy at the buoys, another flat day for the north shore.

 Wind map at noon (two days old prediction). 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