Thursday 4 25 24 morning call

No photos from yesterday. This is the start of my downinder last Tuesday. After that, I decided to take a break to hopefully heal a painful episode of sciatica. Photo by Sofie Louca.

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

• • 1.5ft

    , 15s, SSW 205º

Lanai

• • 1.8ft

    , 15s, SSW 200º

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The numbers at the buoys are decent, but not much on the cam. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

NW101

• • • • • 5.1ft

          , 8s, E 95º
        • 3ft

          , 13s, NW 305º

Hanalei

• 6.3ft

  , 8s, E 90º
• 2.2ft

  , 14s, WNW 290º

Waimea

• • • • • 3.7ft

          , 7s, NE 50º
        • 1.5ft

          , 14s, WNW 300º

Pauwela

• • • • • 8ft

          , 8s, E 80º
        • 2.8ft

          , 5s, E 80º
        • 0.9ft

          , 14s, NW 310º

As anticipated, the small NW swell in the water is having very little effect locally. The easterly windswell went up to a dreamy (from the downwinders point of view) 8ft 8s, but it's now coming from 80 degrees and as such won't completely hit our north shore. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to head high and stormy. 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

Wednesday 4 24 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

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

• • 4ft

    , 9s, S 170º
  • 1.6ft

    , 17s, SSW 205º

Lanai

• • 1.3ft

    , 17s, S 180º
  • 1.1ft

    , 13s, S 185º

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New small 17s southerly energy at the buoys. Below is the map of April 18 that show the fetch that generated it.

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


North shore

NW101

• • • • • 1.6ft

          , 15s, WNW 290º

Waimea

• • • • • 4.1ft

          , 8s, NE 40º
        • 0.8ft

          , 15s, WNW 300º

Pauwela

• • • • • 6.5ft

          , 8s, ENE 65º
        • 2.7ft

          , 4s, ENE 65º
        • 0.3ft

          , 15s, NW 320º

The buoys show the start of a new small WNW swell. Below are the maps of April 19 through 21 that show the fetch that generated it. I wouldn't expect much from it on our north shore and the ENE windswell will be the dominant energy in the water. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to occasionally head and a half. Similar or 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

Tuesday 4 23 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

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

• • 3.5ft

    , 8s, S 170º
  • 0.9ft

    , 14s, SSW 200º
  • 0.5ft

    , 18s, WSW 240º

Lanai

• • 1.3ft

    , 14s, SSW 195º
  • 1.6ft

    , 6s, SE 140º
  • 0.5ft

    , 18s, SW 220º

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Very small long period southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Waimea

• • • • • 5.1ft

          , 7s, NE 40º
        • 1.5ft

          , 11s, NNW 330º

Pauwela

• • • • • 5.7ft

          , 8s, NE 50º
        • 3ft

          , 11s, N 350º
        • 3.7ft

          , 5s, ENE 60º

Northerly energy at Pauwela down to 3ft 11s is going to keep declining while a more closely generated shorter period NE windswell registers 5.7ft 8s. Home guess for Hookipa is around head to head and a half.

 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 4 22 24 morning call

Hookipa yesterday. Photo by Jimmie Hepp from this album.

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

• • 0.7ft

    , 14s, SSW 205º

• 
  

Small southerly energy at Lanai. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

N

• • • • • 5.2ft

          , 12s, N 350º

Hanalei

• 5.1ft

  , 13s, NW 325º

Waimea

• • • • • 4.6ft

          , 13s, NNW 345º
        • 2.9ft

          , 11s, NNW 335º
        • 3.6ft

          , 7s, NNE 20º

Pauwela

• • • • • 5.4ft

          , 13s, NNW 335º
        • 4.4ft

          , 6s, NE 45º
        • 2.2ft

          , 9s, N 0º

The 13s NW-NNW energy at the local buoys is bigger than the N energy at the other buoys (I discussed both yesterday). Home guess for Hookipa is around head and a half to double, bigger mid day with the help of the windswell.

 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