James Kealoha Beach Park surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 HST
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James Kealoha Beach Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's James Kealoha Beach Park sea temperature is
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at James Kealoha Beach Park today?

The current surf forecast for James Kealoha Beach Park at 9AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

Table - waves today at James Kealoha Beach Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)787777778888888161615141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)676910610610610686869093969980104107291353498789735673653614557
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
0.37
6:12PM
0.82
4:56AM
0.30
7:19PM
0.77
5:58AM
0.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.19
10:35AM
-0.15
1:16AM
0.22
11:21AM
-0.09
3:02AM
0.22
12:21PM
-0.02
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:56----
Sunset------6:38-------6:38-------6:39-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1------11--------
Temp. °C232322232424242424242323242424242323232323242423
Feels °C (?)252624252525252626262524252526272525252525262626
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