
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at James Kealoha Beach Park today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for James Kealoha Beach Park at 1PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at James Kealoha Beach Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NNE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 84 | 109 | 100 | 61 | 60 | 85 | 59 | 61 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 82 | 117 | 186 | 223 | 277 | 321 | 432 | 443 | 450 | 346 | 393 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:15AM0.46m | 5:12PM0.91m | 5:10AM0.47m | 5:47PM0.83m | 6:10AM0.48m | 6:18PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM-0.09m | 11:54PM0.10m | 10:55AM0.01m | 00:31AM0.09m | 11:41AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
65 | 84 | 109 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 59 | 61 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 82 | 117 | 186 | 223 | 277 | 321 | 432 | 443 | 450 | 346 | 393 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
35 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 41 | 33 | 56 | 43 | 28 | 41 | 29 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 15 | 35 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 54 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 15 | N 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 54 | 62 | 68 | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 177 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)












