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James Kealoha Beach Park Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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James Kealoha Beach Park surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.5° 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 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at James Kealoha Beach Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
127 | 117 | 183 | 188 | 150 | 126 | 100 | 125 | 125 | 121 | 143 | 143 | 138 | 86 | 75 | 136 | 225 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 216 | 233 | 245 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:52PM0.66m | 1:18AM0.55m | 2:26PM0.73m | 1:45AM0.51m | 2:57PM0.77m | 2:11AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.16m | 7:38AM-0.09m | 8:33PM0.16m | 8:01AM-0.11m | 9:14PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
 kJ | 127 | 117 | 183 | 188 | 150 | 126 | 100 | 125 | 125 | 121 | 143 | 143 | 138 | 86 | 75 | 51 | 225 | 197 | 197 | 57 | 169 | 233 | 245 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 7 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 10 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 79 | 61 | 53 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 35 | 80 | 67 | 29 | 18 | 59 | 58 | 26 | 112 | 83 | 87 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNE 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NE 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 51 | 49 | 18 | 44 | 40 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 58 | 69 | 101 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 183 | — | 139 | 197 | 216 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 185 | 106 | 106 | 100 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 106 | 5 | 99 | 100 |
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