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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 15 Mar 2026 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
24.4° 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 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 15). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)8888888888888888812121212141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1571461331331251161161221421191198989186169857987136175224431492539
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
NNE
0
SSW
0
W
0
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
WNW
10
NNW
0
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscrossglassoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
0.44
1:54AM
0.76
1:52PM
0.52
2:20AM
0.77
2:30PM
0.59
2:47AM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
0.12
7:06PM
-0.02
8:20AM
0.07
7:46PM
-0.04
8:42AM
0.01
8:26PM
-0.03
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:26
Sunset--6:29-------6:29-------6:30-----
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1211--211041--12233534121
Temp. °C262625252524242426232424242424232323232222222122
Feels °C (?)303029292927282728262728282726252525262525252425
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