Saturday, July 12, 2025

Saturday 7 12 25 morning call

Kanaha yesterday. A bunch of SUP foiler practiced the arrival at the canoe hale in sight of the Paddle Imua race tomorrow.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 1.2ft
        , 13s, S 190º

Lanai
      • 1.2ft
        , 13s, S 175º

Small southerly energy at the buoys and for a change the cam shows more than the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Mokapu

            • 6.9ft
              , 8s, ENE 70º
Elevated ENE windswell at Mokapu. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to chest high. 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

Friday, July 11, 2025

Friday 7 11 25 morning call

Hookipa yesterday afternoon.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2.3ft
        , 13s, S 190º

Lanai
      • 1.9ft
        , 13s, S 180º

Couple of feet 13s of southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.

North shore

Mokapu
            • 9.3ft
              , 6s, ENE 75º
Pumping ENE windswell at Mokapu. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to chest 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

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Thursday 7 10 25 morning call

In this clip from a wing downwinder yesterday I explain why I still like this discipline so much.

6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore
Barbers
      • 2.5ft
        , 14s, S 190º

Lanai
      • 2ft
        , 14s, S 180º
      • 1.5ft
        , 11s, S 175º
      • 0.6ft
        , 17s, S 190º

Decent amount of southerly energies at the buoys. Check the Kihei webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency.


North shore

Pauwela

            • 7.5ft
              , 7s, ENE 60º
            • 3.7ft
              , 4s, ENE 75º
Elevated ENE windswell at Mokapu. Home guess for Hookipa is around waist to chest high. 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