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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
26.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at James Kealoha Beach Park today?

The current surf forecast for James Kealoha Beach Park at 7AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
0.7
SE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.9
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)7877777777777111111118888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152701671721471471471521271271271031038511411210891123123153166109201
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SE
15
ESE
5
S
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NE
10
NNE
5
E
5
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
0.48
1:36PM
0.84
1:36AM
0.55
2:04PM
0.83
2:12AM
0.62
2:29PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
0.05
8:08PM
0.14
7:27AM
0.05
8:28PM
0.11
8:05AM
0.06
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset------6:20-------6:19-------6:17-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------122311222
Temp. °C252525252625252525252525252526252525252525252525
Feels °C (?)282726282726272828282726262627272828282826272728
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at James Kealoha Beach Park (calm at BUOY-ILOH1 3 km from James Kealoha Beach Park). 1.6m 7s swell from the E with a 0.9m 8s swell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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WSW
Clean
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