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Hurley at the Harbor 2012, Lahaina Harbor Break Wall

12:00 am 14 Apr 2012

Honls 4-21-11

8:01 am 21 Apr 2011


James Kealoha Beach Park ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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James Kealoha Beach Park Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Hawaii – Big Island, USA)

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Name: James Kealoha Beach Park
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NE Offshore Wind: S

James Kealoha Beach Park in Big Island is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the south. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. Both left and right reef breaks. Sometimes crowded. Beware of urchins, rocks, locals and sharks.

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Overall James Kealoha Beach Park Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to James Kealoha Beach Park:

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Closest break Blonde Reef 1 mi
Second closest break Chocks 1 mi
Third closest break Richardsons 1 mi
Fourth closest break Hilo Breakwall 3 mi
Fifth closest break Bay Front 4 mi

Wave buoys nearest to James Kealoha Beach Park:

Closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 258 mi
Second closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 270 mi
Third closest wave buoy N Hawaii 2 Buoy 273 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 370 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 532 mi

Tide stations nearest to James Kealoha Beach Park:

Closest tide station Hilo, Hilo Bay, Kunio Bay, Hawaii Island, Hawaii 2 mi
Second closest tide station Hilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaii 2 mi
Third closest tide station Hilo, Hilo Bay, Hawaii 2 mi
Fourth closest tide station Kawaihae, Big Island, Hawaii (2) 56 mi
Fifth closest tide station Honuapo, Hawaii Island, Hawaii 57 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to James Kealoha Beach Park:

Closest ski area Mt Ashland (United States) 2439 mi
Second closest ski area Mt Shasta (United States) 2440 mi
Third closest ski area Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States) 2447 mi
Fourth closest ski area Dodge Ridge (United States) 2455 mi
Fifth closest ski area Badger Pass Ski Area (United States) 2456 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to James Kealoha Beach Park:

Closest city location Hilo Airport - Hawaii (United States) 2 mi
Second closest city location Hilo (United States) 4 mi
Third closest city location Wainaku (United States) 4 mi
Fourth closest city location Papa'ikou (United States) 6 mi
Fifth closest city location Kea'au (United States) 8 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to James Kealoha Beach Park is Hilo International Airport (ITO) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 3 km (2 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to James Kealoha Beach Park is Bradshaw Aaf Airport (BSF), also in Usa Hawaii Isl., 55 km (34 miles) away.
  • Third is Waimea Kohala (Kamuela) Airport (MUE) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 73 km (45 miles) away.
  • Upolu (Opolu) Airport (UPP) in USA is 105 km (65 miles) away.
  • Kona International At Keahole Airport (KOA) in Usa Hawaii Isl. is the fifth nearest airport to James Kealoha Beach Park and is 107 km (66 miles) away.
James Kealoha Beach Park break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for James Kealoha Beach Park, Hawaii - Big Island. Use the tab navigation above to view James Kealoha Beach Park sea temperature, James Kealoha Beach Park photographs, James Kealoha Beach Park detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, James Kealoha Beach Park webcams, current wind from Hawaii - Big Island live weather stations and James Kealoha Beach Park tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around James Kealoha Beach Park.