Sunday 3 12 23 morning call

No photos from yesterday (three foiling sessions fogged my brain and I forgot), OneMoreFoto posted yet another shot (Torrey Meister) from that incredible swell at Maalaea last summer.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Lanai

• 2.1ft

  , 13s, SSW 195º
• 1.3ft

  , 10s, W 270º
• 1.3ft

  , 6s, W 260º

Decent size SSW reading at Lanai, but there will be a southerly flow on top of it. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
NW001

• 7.8ft

  , 8s, W 270º
• 3.4ft

  , 9s, NW 315º
• 2.7ft

  , 11s, NNW 340º

Mokapu

• 3.4ft

  , 12s, N 355º
• 1.9ft

  , 9s, N 350º

The XL NW swell of three days ago went down to 2.7ft 11s at the NW buoy and should continue its decline today. Home guess for Hookipa is around head high or more and very clean conditions thanks to the light Konas that are predicted to blow all day.

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.

Saturday 3 11 23 morning call

Thanks to Francesco for the donation.

Alika at Kaa yesterday. You can see how big and jumbled up the waves on the reef were.

5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Lanai

• 1.9ft

  , 13s, WSW 240º
• 1.9ft

  , 8s, W 265º
• 1.8ft

  , 6s, W 275º

Mostly NW wrap and westerly windswell (plenty of that yesterday on the west facing shores) at Lanai. At 4am it also recorded 0.9ft 17s from 200. Below are the maps of March 1 through 3 that show the Tasman Sea fetch that generated it.

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

North shore
NW001

• 7.5ft

  , 11s, NNW 340º
• 2.6ft

  , 7s, NNW 330º

Mokapu

• 5.1ft

  , 13s, N 0º
• 2.5ft

  , 8s, N 355º

NW swell turned a bit more north and went down to 11s, but will still provide plenty size, hopefully a bit more manageable. Home guess for Hookipa is head and a half to double and no wind all 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.

Friday 3 10 23 morning call

From yesterday's post:" find a sheltered place, as it'll be too big in the direct exposure spots".
Paukakalo was not a direct exposure spot and it was pretty good.

So was the harbor.

A wave of my session with my 6.0 Jimmy Lewis Destroyer


Gaby was at the harbor too doing things like this.



6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Lanai

• 3.7ft

  , 14s, WNW 300º
• 3.6ft

  , 11s, WNW 285º
• 3.1ft

  , 8s, W 275º

Lanai only shows westerly wrap. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
NW001

• 11.1ft

  , 12s, NNW 335º
• 3.1ft

  , 6s, WNW 300º

Mokapu

• 8.1ft

  , 14s, N 350º
• 3.9ft

  , 9s, N 350º

Below is the Windguru table that shows the return to paradise surfing conditions in the next 10 days.

NW swell declined a bit but it's still going to be pretty solid today. Home guess for Hookipa is double to triple overhead in the morning slightly declining throughout the day.

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 3 9 23 morning call

Hookipa yesterday mid day.

Some epic windsurfing happened between 2 and 3pm. The sailors were at Middles and I had the perfect angle from the lookout, but my camera had a wrong white balance setting and I couldn't figure it out quickly enough, so these shots all have a blue tint. Better than nothing, I think.

In the morning I did a downwind run with the Kona wind. Not a successful one.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Lanai

• 6.6ft

  , 11s, W 275º
• 4.1ft

  , 15s, WNW 295º
• 3.7ft

  , 7s, W 280º

Plenty W to WNW wrap at Lanai, but it's probably very stormy. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
NW001

• 13.3ft

  , 14s, NW 310º
• 11.6ft

  , 11s, NW 320º
• 5ft

  , 6s, WNW 295º

The previous reading at the NW buoy was 16.7ft 14s so expect the XL swell to be pumping all day locally. As I pointed out yesterday, the kona wind will clean up the faces, but this swell is stormy by nature and the wind should clock to a more westerly direction in the second half of the day and that will make the conditions even worse. So hit it early and find a sheltered place, as it'll be too big in the direct exposure spots (including Hookipa, of course).

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 3 8 23 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.


Lanes around 1pm.

Robby Naish was out winging.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Lanai

• 6.6ft

  , 7s, W 265º
• 3.5ft

  , 5s, W 260º
• 1.1ft

  , 13s, SSW 205º

Lanai shows high westerly windswell and a bit of long period SSW energy, but what counts is the Kona wind which will blow out the waves everywhere on the south shore. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore
NW001

• 13ft

  , 16s, NW 305º
• 16.2ft

  , 9s, WNW 290º
• 4ft

  , 14s, WNW 300º

Mokapu

• 2.6ft

  , 13s, NNE 15º
• 2.8ft

  , 9s, N 5º
• 0.9ft

  , 4s, NNW 340º

XL stormy NW swell will be on the rise all day. Below are the maps of March 6 through 8 that show the fetch that generated it.

This is the Surfline forecast showing that the shorter period 8s energy will rise first and only later in the day the longer period one from the heart/back of the fetch will follow. If there was no wind on it, this swell would be very stormy because of the overlapping arrival of short and long period (which is due to the proximity of the head of the fetch), but the strong konas will definitely clean up the faces of the waves on the north shore.

Nonetheless, the breaking patters will be disorganized and there will be a ton of energy in the water making the conditions very challenging and possibly dangerous, unless you find a sheltered place.
Home guess for Hookipa is for head high (possibly plus) in the morning, increasing throughout the day to double overhead plus at sunset. Well over triple overhead tomorrow.

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 3 7 23 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning through the rain.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion.

South shore
Lanai

• 1.8ft

  , 10s, W 270º
• 1.1ft

  , 14s, SSW 195º
• 2.3ft

  , 5s, WSW 240º

Small SSW energy at Lanai. Below are the maps of March 1 through 3 that show the fetch that generated it.

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

North shore
NW101

• 7ft

  , 7s, W 275º
• 3.7ft

  , 11s, NW 305º
• 2.2ft

  , 9s, N 5º

N

• 4.2ft

  , 13s, N 0º
• 3.3ft

  , 9s, ENE 70º
• 3ft

  , 6s, WSW 240º

Mokapu

• 3.6ft

  , 9s, NE 55º
• 1.1ft

  , 15s, NNE 25º
• 0.9ft

  , 13s, NNE 30º

Small 3.7ft 11s NW energy is at the NW101 buoy while the N one records 4.2ft 13s from the N. Based on those relatively distant readings, home guess for Hookipa around head high and clean before the Kona gets stronger.

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.