Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at James Kealoha Beach Park today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for James Kealoha Beach Park at 10PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at James Kealoha Beach Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
156 | 147 | 96 | 96 | 135 | 139 | 138 | 142 | 163 | 157 | 153 | 200 | 181 | 173 | 171 | 168 | 163 | 149 | 171 | 176 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:08PM0.86m | 3:04AM0.60m | 3:32PM0.85m | 3:42AM0.64m | 3:57PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM-0.01m | 9:31PM0.12m | 8:58AM0.01m | 9:55PM0.08m | 9:35AM0.06m | 10:20PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
156 | 147 | 96 | 96 | 135 | 139 | 138 | 142 | 138 | 117 | 120 | 114 | 69 | 88 | 75 | 79 | 163 | 149 | 171 | 176 | 176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 85 | 85 | 124 | 163 | 157 | 153 | 200 | 55 | 57 | 69 | 89 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 104 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 18 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NNE 8 |
24 | 23 | 20 | 54 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 181 | 173 | 171 | 168 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — |
— | — | 53 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | 120 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 2 | 177 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 99 | 177 | 177 | 99 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 2 |
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