
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at James Kealoha Beach Park today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for James Kealoha Beach Park at 7AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at James Kealoha Beach Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2254 | 2433 | 2508 | 2173 | 1784 | 1386 | 1081 | 832 | 408 | 266 | 249 | 189 | 180 | 202 | 302 | 298 | 280 | 240 | 232 | 238 | 272 | 279 | 280 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:59AM0.41m | 3:19PM0.87m | 2:37AM0.44m | 3:47PM0.87m | 3:15AM0.46m | 4:13PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM-0.07m | 9:56PM0.19m | 8:38AM-0.07m | 10:21PM0.17m | 9:12AM-0.05m | 10:47PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
2254 | 2433 | 2508 | 2173 | 1784 | 1386 | 1081 | 832 | 408 | 266 | 249 | 189 | 180 | 202 | 302 | 298 | 280 | 240 | 232 | 238 | 272 | 279 | 280 | 326 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | S 13 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
173 | 214 | 15 | 134 | 144 | 148 | 8 | 13 | 232 | 222 | 151 | 113 | 77 | 55 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 64 | 53 | 148 | 137 | 183 | 321 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | E 20 | S 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
146 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 214 | 248 | 248 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 56 | 175 | 56 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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