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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 Jan 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
25.4° 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 7AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jan)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
1.8
N
2
N
2
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)131515151515151414141313131312121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)265202788085717871589152620611754117214191380958797660635635544535526446367344309
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
0.83
1:30PM
0.38
3:02AM
0.86
2:10PM
0.41
3:32AM
0.88
2:48PM
0.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
0.23
7:38PM
-0.07
9:44AM
0.20
8:15PM
-0.10
10:10AM
0.18
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:56-------6:56-------6:56----
Sunset------6:01-------6:01-------6:02-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222222222122222121212020212222222221212123232322
Feels °C (?)181615161617181818181717192020202120212120202121
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