Friday 3 13 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday afternoon. The park is closed for the storm, so is Kanaha.

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

• • • 3.2ft

      , 11s, W 275º
    • 1.6ft

      , 13s, S 185º

Lanai

• • • 2.2ft

      , 14s, SSE 165º
    • 2.1ft

      , 11s, W 275º
    • 0.8ft

      , 20s, S 185º

Both buoys show some southerly and westerly energy, but the Kona flow means onshore wind. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 3ft

            , 10s, WNW 300º

NW101

• 4.4ft

  , 10s, WNW 285º

Hanalei

• • 3.2ft

    , 11s, W 280º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 2.6ft

            , 8s, NE 55º
          • 1.2ft

            , 11s, NNW 345º
          • 1.5ft

            , 7s, E 85º

Mix of small energies at the buoys. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to chest high 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

Thursday 3 12 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday.

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

• • • 1.4ft

      , 15s, S 170º

Lanai

• • • 1.3ft

      , 15s, S 175º
    • 1.2ft

      , 13s, SSW 205º

Decent southerly energy at the buoys, but onshore flow on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 2.7ft

            , 10s, WNW 300º

Hanalei

• • 2.3ft

    , 12s, WNW 295º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 3.6ft

            , 8s, ENE 65º
          • 1.1ft

            , 13s, N 355º
          • 1.4ft

            , 10s, NNE 25º

Pauwela shows small northerly energy together with the lingering easterly windswell. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to occasionally chest high and clean conditions with light Kona flow.

 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 11 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday afternoon.

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

• • • 2.6ft

      , 13s, SW 235º

Lanai

• • • 2.8ft

      , 13s, S 190º
    • 
      
    • 0.6ft

      , 17s, SSW 205º

Decent 13s southerly energy at the buoys and decent waves on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 3.3ft

            , 11s, WNW 285º

Hanalei

• • 1.9ft

    , 13s, WNW 290º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 2.9ft

            , 9s, ENE 65º
          • 2.7ft

            , 7s, E 80º
          • 0.3ft

            , 15s, NNE 25º

ENE windswell down to 3ft 9s at Pauwela with still no noticeable groundswells to talk about. That tiny 15s from NNE reading at Pauwela comes from the small fetch indicated in the maps of March 6 through 9 below. Surfline calls for 1ft 14s at sunset. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist high with occasional bigger sets. Bigger on eastern exposures.
The satellite picture shows that the first storm associated with the large Kona low west of us is upon us and it will bring rain and a kona flow that will increase to strong levels by the weekend.

 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 10 26 morning call

Hookipa yesterday morning.

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

• • • 1.3ft

      , 15s, SW 230º

Lanai

• • • 3.1ft

      , 14s, S 185º

Lanai shows a whopping 3ft 14s of southerly energy that comes from the fetches that happened in the maps below of Feb 28 through March 4.

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

North shore

NW001

• • • • • • 1.9ft

            , 15s, WSW 240º

Hanalei

• • 1.4ft

    , 15s, W 275º

Pauwela

• • • • • • 4.7ft

            , 10s, ENE 65º
          • 0.9ft

            , 17s, NW 320º
          • 2.4ft

            , 6s, ENE 65º

The small NW swell I discussed yesterday turned west at the outer buoys while Pauwela shows 0.9ft 17s from 320. The easterly windswell will remain the dominant energy in the local waters. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist high with occasional bigger sets. 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