Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at James Kealoha Beach Park today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for James Kealoha Beach Park at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 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 Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
131 | 122 | 68 | 86 | 83 | 59 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 66 | 64 | 92 | 109 | 119 | 140 | 161 | 171 | 229 | 240 | 240 | 277 | 392 | 536 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:44AM0.63m | 11:57AM0.68m | 9:40PM0.31m | 12:45PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.13m | 8:36PM0.31m | 4:38AM0.12m | 8:07PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
131 | 122 | 59 | 86 | 83 | 59 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 47 | 64 | 92 | 109 | 119 | 140 | 161 | 171 | 229 | 240 | 240 | 277 | 392 | 536 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
21 | 13 | 68 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 66 | 49 | 42 | 20 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 60 | 47 | 58 | 63 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | — | SSW 16 |
5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | — | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 88 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 2 | 92 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 89 |
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