Picture of the day and a massive low pressure

Picture of the day and a massive low pressure

Local time 10.46 hours

We have some rare days at Honolua Bay, only a very few days in the year the wind is blowing the opposite directon form the trade winds. We call them Kona Winds and these winds make Honolua Bay look less perfect than usually, but hey, it is still a point so the waves peel still in one direction only.  Do you see on the picture, there are only 4 guys out that is the best, you can still score long rides without the crowds but at a lesser quality. In the mean while the wind blows off shore at Ho’okipa.

honolua-bay

Now to this picture below: I am sure all surfers are somewhat weather geeks such as I am, so I am sure you are impressed by this low preassure like I am. Almost the entire Northern and Central Pacific is consumed by this giant low pressure with there centers all below 980ppa. It reaches from the Canadian West Coast all the way to the Kamtschtka Penisula and down to Hawaii, that is also why we have the Kona winds. Very impressive stuff if you ask me. That off course means more big waves for Hawai’i.

Massive WavemashineSo jetzt aber…!

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    Januar 06, 2010

    …I love those Northern and Central Pacific low pressure systems even though I get nervous just by thinking of the height of its waves, when hitting the North Shore of Maui…

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