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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for James Kealoha Beach Park at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)888777777768668777777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13713313513113110682807369676162605565127106106103103106108111
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
0
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
10
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
0
SSE
10
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.51
4:25PM
0.87
3:40AM
0.44
5:15PM
0.86
4:15AM
0.37
6:12PM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
-0.20
10:53PM
0.15
9:55AM
-0.19
11:56PM
0.19
10:35AM
-0.15
1:16AM
0.22
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:00-------5:58-------5:58------
Sunset----6:38-------6:38-------6:38---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11-----1111-
Temp. °C232324242323232323242524242323232323232424232323
Feels °C (?)252526252526272626262625252425262625232526252425
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