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.
Waimea Bay & Mokapu Point Down
Both the Waimea Buoy and the Mokapu Point Buoy are down at the moment. No official word on their status or when they’ll return to service.
Big thanks to the Surfrider Foundation for tweeting about Buoy Alarm today. It’s been my goal from the beginning to create a resource for surfers, and provide tools that allow ocean enthusiasts to monitor and forecast their regional conditions. Mahalo!
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!
