Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at James Kealoha Beach Park today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for James Kealoha Beach Park at 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at James Kealoha Beach Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
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197 | 185 | 185 | 97 | 96 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 90 | 151 | 248 | 338 | 314 | 388 | 362 | 353 | 423 | 394 | 434 | 418 | 356 | 322 | 322 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:23AM0.67m | 4:21PM0.74m | 5:09AM0.69m | 4:45PM0.66m | 6:01AM0.69m | 5:09PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.13m | 10:46PM0.03m | 10:59AM0.21m | 11:16PM0.02m | 11:53AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
197 | 185 | 185 | 97 | 96 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 90 | 151 | 248 | 338 | 314 | 298 | 362 | 353 | 423 | 394 | 434 | 418 | 356 | 322 | 322 | 322 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
94 | 89 | 86 | 73 | 81 | 78 | 67 | 53 | 44 | 48 | 44 | 31 | 16 | 43 | 45 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
3 | 10 | 9 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 101 | 5 | 177 | 2 | 177 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 177 | 177 | 99 | 2 | 99 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 2 |
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