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Awesome surf session, Puaena Point

8:14 am 19 Feb 2011

Backhand, Hanalei Bay

4:55 pm 2 Dec 2008

Kealia ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Kealia Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Hawaii – Kauai, USA)

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Name: Kealia
Type: beach and reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NE Offshore Wind: WSW

Kealia in Kauai is an exposed beach and reef break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west southwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights and in addition there are both left and right reef breaks.. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Beware of rips and rocks.

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Overall Kealia Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kealia:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Unreals 4 mi
Second closest break Wailua/Horners 4 mi
Third closest break Kalapaki Beach 10 mi
Fourth closest break Ammonias 11 mi
Fifth closest break Kalihiwai 12 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Kealia:

Closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 211 mi
Second closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 225 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 232 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 349 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 358 mi

Tide stations nearest to Kealia:

Closest tide station Hanamaulu Bay, Kauai Island, Hawaii 7 mi
Second closest tide station Nawiliwili, Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai Island, Hawaii 11 mi
Third closest tide station Nawiliwili, Hawaii 11 mi
Fourth closest tide station Nawiliwili, Hawaii (2) 11 mi
Fifth closest tide station Hanalei Bay, Kauai Island, Hawaii 15 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Kealia:

Closest ski area Mt Ashland (United States) 2524 mi
Second closest ski area Mt Shasta (United States) 2532 mi
Third closest ski area Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States) 2551 mi
Fourth closest ski area Royal Gorge (United States) 2576 mi
Fifth closest ski area Soda Springs (United States) 2577 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Kealia:

Closest city location Kapaa (United States) 2 mi
Second closest city location Anahola (United States) 3 mi
Third closest city location Wailua (United States) 4 mi
Fourth closest city location Hanamaulu (United States) 8 mi
Fifth closest city location Lihue - Kauai (United States) 9 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Kealia is Lihue Airport (LIH) in Usa Kauai Isl., 14 km (9 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Kealia is Barking Sands Pmrf Airport (BKH), also in Usa Kauai Isl., 50 km (31 miles) away.
  • Third is Dillingham Airport (HDH) in Usa Oahu Isl., 127 km (79 miles) away.
  • Honolulu International Airport (HNL) in Usa Oahu Isl. is 167 km (104 miles) away.
  • Kaneohe Bay Mcaf Airport (NGF), also in Usa Oahu Isl. is the fifth nearest airport to Kealia and is 175 km (109 miles) away.
Kealia break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Kealia, Hawaii - Kauai. Use the tab navigation above to view Kealia sea temperature, Kealia photographs, Kealia detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Kealia webcams, current wind from Hawaii - Kauai live weather stations and Kealia 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 Kealia.