Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at James Kealoha Beach Park today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for James Kealoha Beach Park at 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at James Kealoha Beach Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
160 | 156 | 139 | 139 | 181 | 181 | 176 | 155 | 146 | 142 | 96 | 96 | 220 | 157 | 166 | 138 | 163 | 157 | 153 | 200 | 181 | |
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 | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:43PM0.86m | 2:27AM0.55m | 3:08PM0.86m | 3:04AM0.60m | 3:32PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.15m | 8:23AM-0.01m | 9:31PM0.12m | 8:58AM0.01m | 9:55PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
160 | 156 | 139 | 139 | 181 | 181 | 176 | 155 | 146 | 142 | 96 | 96 | 143 | 157 | 166 | 138 | 139 | 117 | 117 | 91 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | E 18 | E 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
17 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 85 | 85 | 124 | 163 | 157 | 153 | 39 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | S 18 | S 17 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 14 | E 14 |
9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 200 | 181 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 177 | 177 | 2 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 99 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 177 | 177 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
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