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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
26.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for James Kealoha Beach Park at 3AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.6
ESE
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888877877777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)228223219187191161187182149118108169164280163191186183187183183152156127
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
0
SE
10
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
10
E
5
S
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcrosscrossoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
0.33
12:21PM
0.82
12:08AM
0.40
1:02PM
0.84
12:57AM
0.48
1:36PM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.10
7:27PM
0.22
5:50AM
0.07
7:47PM
0.18
6:43AM
0.05
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset------6:21-------6:21-------6:20-
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--------11-------------
Temp. °C252524252525252525242525262525252524232524242525
Feels °C (?)262825262626262727252727272526262726242726262728
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at James Kealoha Beach Park (calm at BUOY-ILOH1 3 km from James Kealoha Beach Park). 1.3m 8s swell from the E with a 0.5m 9s swell from the NNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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4 km/h
SW
Clean
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