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Keaau Beach

Hawaii · United States

IntermediateBeach break21.495, -158.230

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Keaau Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through year-round.

Today's surf at Keaau Beach

Updated 18:24 spot time

Keaau Beach surf report for Wednesday 30 Sept: waves 5 ft–5.5 ft overhead, 2.5 ft SW swell at 6.7 s. Wind up to 13 mph SSE. Water 82°F. Best surf window around 6:00 AM — good (3.5/5) with 10 mph SE wind.

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10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~26.9°C (80.4°F) on average

Jan

24.6°C

76.3°F · 23.5–25.8°C

Feb

24.4°C

75.9°F · 23.4–25.6°C

Mar

24.3°C

75.7°F · 23–25.5°C

Apr

24.6°C

76.3°F · 23.6–25.3°C

May

25.5°C

77.9°F · 24.6–26.9°C

Jun

25.9°C

78.6°F · 24.7–26.7°C

Jul

26.3°C

79.3°F · 25.2–27.6°C

Aug

26.5°C

79.7°F · 25.1–27.7°C

Sep

27°C

80.6°F · 25.5–28.8°C

Oct

26.9°C

80.4°F · 25.4–27.9°C

Nov

26.3°C

79.3°F · 24.8–27.6°C

Dec

25.3°C

77.5°F · 24–26.6°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

NE–SE

Best wind

SW–NW

Break type

Beach break

Best season

Year-round

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.

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