Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at James Kealoha Beach Park today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for James Kealoha Beach Park at 6PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at James Kealoha Beach Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
364 | 280 | 273 | 259 | 221 | 221 | 191 | 164 | 160 | 136 | 136 | 139 | 132 | 150 | 171 | 171 | 138 | 147 | 96 | 198 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:18PM0.84m | 1:51AM0.50m | 2:43PM0.86m | 2:27AM0.55m | 3:08PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.19m | 7:48AM-0.02m | 9:09PM0.15m | 8:23AM-0.01m | 9:31PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 |
284 | 280 | 273 | 259 | 221 | 221 | 191 | 164 | 160 | 136 | 136 | 139 | 132 | 150 | 171 | 171 | 138 | 147 | 96 | 118 | 176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | E 16 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | N 8 | S 19 | S 12 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 18 | N 8 |
85 | 48 | 47 | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 54 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 7 | — |
364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 198 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 179 | 179 | 106 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 2 | 177 | 99 | 100 | 8 | 7 | 99 | 100 | 175 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 99 |
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