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Kealia surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kealia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kealia sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kealia today?
The current surf forecast for Kealia at 1PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kealia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 1100 | 931 | 1772 | 1748 | 1563 | 1563 | 1391 | 1161 | 991 | 852 | 704 | 660 | 409 | 566 | 653 | 599 | 599 | 495 | 495 | 488 | 404 | 395 | 300 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:54AM 0.41 | 1:43AM 0.71 | 11:43AM 0.38 | 2:14AM 0.75 | 12:28PM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:03AM 0.39 | 5:52PM 0.11 | 8:50AM 0.35 | 6:23PM 0.08 | 9:25AM 0.33 | 6:57PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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