
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at James Kealoha Beach Park today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for James Kealoha Beach Park at 11AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at James Kealoha Beach Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
584 | 601 | 575 | 536 | 528 | 475 | 414 | 404 | 402 | 402 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 403 | 403 | 412 | 422 | 472 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 442 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:59AM0.65m | 9:43AM0.64m | 11:09AM0.67m | 10:24PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.16m | 2:08AM0.19m | 7:27PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
584 | 601 | 575 | 536 | 528 | 475 | 414 | 404 | 402 | 402 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 403 | 403 | 412 | 422 | 472 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 442 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | S 17 |
4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 174 | 166 | 159 | 224 | 105 | 151 | 147 | 144 | 137 | — | — | — | 221 | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 21 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 |
22 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 107 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 71 | 3 | 7 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 89 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 89 | 92 | 99 | 2 |
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