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Keaau in Oahu is an exposed beach and reef break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the east northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. A left hand reef. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Keaau Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Keaau:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ranches	1 mi
Second closest break	Makaha	1 mi
Third closest break	Makaha (Outside)	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Klausmeyers	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Lahilahi Point	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Keaau:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	229 mi
Second closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	291 mi
Third closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	302 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	305 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 2 Buoy	311 mi
Tide stations nearest to Keaau:
Closest tide station	Waianae, Oahu Island, Hawaii	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Waianae, Pokai Bay, Oahu Island, Hawaii	4 mi
Third closest tide station	Haleiwa, Waialua Bay, Oahu Island, Hawaii	11 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Moku o Loe, Kaneohe Bay Oahu Island, Hawaii	19 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Pearl Harbor Entrance, Bishop Point, Oahu Island, H	21 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Keaau:
Closest ski area	Mt Ashland (United States)	2501 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Shasta (United States)	2507 mi
Third closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	2523 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Royal Gorge (United States)	2546 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	2546 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Keaau:
Closest city location	Makaha Valley (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Makaha (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Wai'anae (United States)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ma'ili (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Mokuleia (United States)	8 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Keaau is Dillingham Airport (HDH) in Usa Oahu Isl., 10 km (6 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Keaau is Honolulu International Airport (HNL), also in Usa Oahu Isl., 38 km (24 miles) away.
• Third is Kaneohe Bay Mcaf Airport (NGF) in Usa Oahu Isl., 49 km (30 miles) away.
• Molokai Airport (MKK) in Usa Molokai Isl. is 124 km (77 miles) away.
• Lihue Airport (LIH) in Usa Kauai Isl. is the fifth nearest airport to Keaau and is 126 km (78 miles) away.