Keokea Beach Park break guide

Keokea Beach Park Surf Guide

Keokea Beach Park in Big Island is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the south southwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks are all rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for rips, sharks and rocks.

Keokea Beach Park Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef3fairly consistent
25.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Keokea Beach Park:

The best conditions reported for surf at Keokea Beach Park occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

What's the best time of year to surf Keokea Beach Park (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: winter
The best time of year for surfing Keokea Beach Park with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter  and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 5% of the time in March while 49% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 46% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
5%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
49%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
46%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Keokea Beach Park Location Map

Interactive Keokea Beach Park surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Keokea Beach Park is Upolu (Opolu) Airport (UPP) in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Keokea Beach Park is Waimea Kohala (Kamuela) Airport (MUE) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 24 km (15 miles) away.

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Keokea Beach Park Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 13:21 Local Time
Friday 08
11AM2PM5PM8PM
Wave (m)
0.6
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
Period (s) 13 12 12 12
Wind (km/h)
10
15
15
10
Wind State on cross-
on
cross-
on
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on

Swell History at Keokea Beach Park

Surf stats for Keokea Beach Park, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Keokea Beach Park

Wind stats for Keokea Beach Park, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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