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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 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
25.4° 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 2AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
103
136
158
147
160
156
75
121
125
123
86
120
123
113
132
208
237
231
126
100
79
121
99
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
ESE
0
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:18AM0.63m
1:16PM0.58m
00:50AM0.59m
1:52PM0.66m
1:18AM0.55m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.14m
6:53AM-0.01m
7:02PM0.15m
7:16AM-0.05m
7:50PM0.16m
7:38AM-0.09m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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5:52
5:52
5:52
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6:40
6:40
6:42
6:42
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
25
25
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
25
23
24
24
24
23
24
23
23
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Energy kJ
103
103
136
158
147
160
156
75
121
125
123
86
120
123
113
132
208
237
231
126
100
79
121
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
65
45
48
60
57
52
42
73
50
50
51
38
49
49
48
33
21
10
10
61
64
47
24
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.7
ESE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
14
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
14
Energy kJ
38
37
35
34
33
31
30
50
29
29
26
37
27
18
18
18
10
8
7
10
10
14
20
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
Energy kJ
52
71
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
99
100
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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