Teaser West Wind
Got lured down to Kihei by readings in the upper teens. Wind was very westerly, almost straight onshore and pretty light. A few guys were making it work on 7.0s and Formula boards. Lightweight women were milking it on 5.0s and floaty boards. Not enough wind for me though.
Wind has been very light so far this year. I did hear that it was windy over on the west side last Friday or Saturday even though it wasn't windy anywhere else. Sometimes on a north wind it seems to be stronger in the channel between Maui and Molokai than it gets coming through the valley in Maui.
Forecast for the next week or two is dismal. High pressure is actually south of the islands so no chance of trades in that position. In other news, there's supposed to be another giant NW swell coming, maybe another Jaws event if it doesn't have too much west in it. The northshore of O'ahu should go off huge for sure.
Wind has been very light so far this year. I did hear that it was windy over on the west side last Friday or Saturday even though it wasn't windy anywhere else. Sometimes on a north wind it seems to be stronger in the channel between Maui and Molokai than it gets coming through the valley in Maui.
Forecast for the next week or two is dismal. High pressure is actually south of the islands so no chance of trades in that position. In other news, there's supposed to be another giant NW swell coming, maybe another Jaws event if it doesn't have too much west in it. The northshore of O'ahu should go off huge for sure.
posted by Jeff at
8:18 PM
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Yeah, the only place to get warm in the Pacific northwest this time of year is in a hot tub of water. Precisely why I'm not there anymore. Even my smallest wave board wouldn't fit in the tub. ;-)
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Jeff, at 8:39 PM
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