The Mokapu Point buoy came back online today after being down for over 2 weeks. It’s a good near-shore indicator for East swells, as well as those early morning Pyramid Rock / North Beach sessions! Follow it on Twitter @buoy51202.
After experiencing some technical difficulties since mid-May, the Kaumalapau (Lanai) buoy returned to service on July 8th. According to the Scripps activity log, the downtime was due to “Telephone Problems,” which have been resolved with a new shore station.
The Kaumalapau buoy is an excellent (and pretty much only) nearshore indicator for South swell activity in Hawaii, and is complemented nicely by the open ocean buoys, which are currently all offline or adrift, with the exception of 51003.
For realtime updates on the Kaumalapau buoy, follow it on twitter (@buoy51203).
A good size late-season (mid-May!?) North swell hit Hawaii this morning (see Waimea Buoy chart above), and by the looks of Northwest Hawaii buoy (51101), it’s going to be building all day long. The early session had some close interval surf, but that may open up as the swell builds.
In terms of development status, the entire site is being rebuilt in Rails, which is taking a bit of time. There are a bunch of exciting features being implemented in the rebuild, and we’re anxious to share them with you. We promise to reward those of you who register for your patience.
Now get off your computer and get in the ocean!
The Northwest Hawaii Buoy (Buoy 51101) just got put into service, but it’s already paying off with some NNE / NNW forerunners. Looks like the Country will be getting some building surf throughout Wednesday.
“The buoys specifically help aid in forecasting incoming surf and weather in the Main Hawaiian Islands. The buoy tender’s crew this week established buoy 51001, 270 miles northwest of Oahu, and buoys 51000 and 51100, both 250 miles northeast of Oahu. Buoys 51001, 51000, and 51100 will benefit a broad spectrum of islanders and businesses; including avid surfers, weekend beach goers, inter-island shipping companies utilizing Kahului Harbor, and small businesses operating on north facing shores.”
These three new buoys were announced on Saturday, and we’ve promptly added them to Buoy Alarm. They are already providing data, and the new Northern Hawaii buoy is especially nice, showing previously unrepresented North and Northeast swell data.
