South shore yesterday. 5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore Lanai 3.3ft , 13s, S 185º Barbers 4.1ft , 14s, SSW 195º South swell on the decline, but with still fun size waves on offer. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency. It's down at the moment, maybe they got no electricity over there too like this morning on the north shore. North shore NW101 4.2ft , 13s, NW 305º Hanalei 2.4ft , 13s, NNW 340º Waimea 2ft , 13s, NNW 330º Mokapu 3.4ft , 8s, E 85º First late August small NW swell ..read more

Hookipa yesterday. 6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore Lanai 3.1ft , 15s, SSW 200º Barbers 3.9ft , 15s, SSW 195º South swell is peaking with well overhead sets at select spots. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency. North shore Hanalei 2.6ft , 9s, N 0º Waimea 2.2ft , 8s, N 350º Mokapu 3.5ft , 8s, ENE 60º Small northerly energy at the upstream buoys should give Hookipa waist to chest high waves. The should increase tomorrow with the first small NW swell of the season. Wind map at ..read more

Hookipa yesterday afternoon. 5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore Lanai 2.2ft , 17s, S 190º 2.2ft , 12s, S 180º Barbers 2.7ft , 18s, S 190º 2.8ft , 13s, SSW 200º South swell is smaller than the Surfline forecast (4.2ft 17s) at the buoys, but should still provide waves at least in the head high range (depending on the spot, of course). Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency. North shore NW101 3ft , 9s, N 10º Hanalei 2.4ft , 8s, NNE 20º 1.1ft , 11s, NNW 335º Waimea 2.1ft , 9s, N ..read more

2 minutes of yet another exciting wingfoiling downwinder yesterday. The Gopro doesn't show the size of the bumps, but it does show the speed. Hate when I miss that handle. 5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore Lanai 2ft , 11s, S 170º Barbers 0.9ft , 20s, SSW 195º Barbers shows the beginning of a new long period swell (Lanai did earlier), the one of the WSL contest in Tahiti. Below are the maps of August 12 through 15 that show the fetch that generated it. As usual, distantly generated long period swell have a very slow start with lots of lulls ..read more

Hookipa yesterday. 6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore Lanai 1.5ft , 9s, S 185º 0.8ft , 13s, SSW 200º Barbers 3.8ft , 8s, SSE 165º 3ft , 5s, SSE 155º 0.5ft , 13s, S 175º Small energy at the buoys. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency. North shore Mokapu 5.4ft, 6s, E 90º Windswell only on the north shore. Home guess for Hookipa is thigh to waist high. Wind map at noon. The other ones can be found here. Fetches map (circles legend: red: direct aim, blue: angular spreading, bl ..read more

No photos from yesterday, recently Jesse Richman posted this. 7am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore Lanai 2.2ft , 8s, S 175º 1ft , 13s, SSW 200º Barbers 2.7ft , 8s, S 170º 0.8ft , 14s, SSW 195º Small energy at the buoys. That solitary foot at 13-14s is from the fetch SE of New Zealand on July 31st. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency. North shore Mokapu 5ft , 5s, E 95º 1ft , 8s, NE 45º The 8s NE windswell is down to only one foot, the shorter period easterly one should pick up ..read more

Hookipa yesterday. 6am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore Lanai 1.1ft , 11s, SSW 200º 0.7ft , 13s, S 170º Barbers 0.5ft , 13s, S 180º Minimal energy at the buoys. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency. North shore Mokapu 3.2ft , 8s, NNE 30º 1.5ft , 11s, E 90º 8s NNE continues although smaller than it's been during this week. Below are the maps of August 3 through 6 that show the remote weak fetch. Just barely enough to keep flatness at bay. Home guess for Hookipa and eastern exposures is ..read more

Kanaha yesterday. 5am Surfline significant buoy readings and discussion. South shore Lanai 1.8ft , 10s, S 180º 0.6ft , 14s, S 190º Barbers 1.9ft , 11s, S 180º 0.5ft , 13s, S 175º Very small southerly energy at the buoys. Check the Lahaina webcam if interested, for size, conditions and consistency. North shore Mokapu 3.1ft , 8s, NNE 30º 1.7ft , 13s, E 90º In day with virtually no wind and no south swell, the mix of energies at Mokapu will be the main source of water action. Home guess for Hookipa is waist to chest high, bigger on eastern exposures, as t ..read more