Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at James Kealoha Beach Park today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for James Kealoha Beach Park at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at James Kealoha Beach Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
192 | 187 | 178 | 142 | 112 | 109 | 142 | 122 | 66 | 83 | 75 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 45 | 59 | 60 | 93 | 115 | 119 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:03AM0.61m | 5:11PM0.43m | 10:44AM0.63m | 11:57AM0.68m | 9:40PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM0.43m | 1:53AM0.12m | 3:11AM0.13m | 8:36PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
192 | 187 | 178 | 142 | 112 | 109 | 142 | 122 | 66 | 83 | 75 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 43 | 59 | 60 | 93 | 115 | 119 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
13 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 66 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 45 | 22 | 27 | 35 | 55 | 36 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
4 | 14 | 13 | 45 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 99 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 89 | 0 |
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