Kalama surf break

Kalama surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Kalama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kalama sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kalama today?

The current surf forecast for Kalama at 11PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Kalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
660
719
763
850
1009
939
956
979
1046
1197
1174
1098
953
980
891
899
926
949
878
817
817
817
958
1003
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:33PM0.85m
4:03AM0.37m
7:29PM0.80m
6:51AM0.35m
8:23PM0.75m
9:44AM0.41m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.37m
11:05AM0.16m
3:54AM0.33m
12:06PM0.26m
4:21AM0.29m
1:41PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:04
7:05
7:05
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
20
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
NNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NNW
16
Energy kJ
65
65
44
42
20
19
19
19
9
44
42
42
42
20
27
30
30
30
30
30
29
27
67
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
Energy kJ
19
18
24
22
21
20
20
20
48
9
9
10
10
17
16
25
25
14
50
47
46
46
27
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
NNW
18
0.3
NNW
18
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
24
25
17
17
8
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
25
15
14
24
14
14
31
60
45
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
660
719
763
850
1009
939
956
979
1046
1197
1174
1098
953
980
891
899
926
949
878
817
817
817
958
1003
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
Distance (km)
52
50
124
125
124
125
154
122
127
261
126
52
52
49
153
208
206
206
52
52
127
153
214
206
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kalama surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest