Beach forecast for Kekaha
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (HST) · Hawaii, United States Today, Wed, Oct 28 · HST- Swimming
- Use care · 4.7 ft
- Water
- 80 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 7 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 1:01 pm and 10:38 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a fair beach day in Kekaha (5/10). The best hours are from 8:00 am to 11:00 am: beach weather, little wind and water at 80 °F, though with clouds and some waves. The best day this week is Monday, November 2, at 5/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5Fair beach day | 8:00–11:00 am | Use care · 4.7 ft | 80 °F | 7 |
| Thu 29 | 5Fair beach day | 8:00 am–1:00 pm | Use care · 4.5 ft | 80 °F | 5 |
| Fri 30 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.8 ft | 80 °F | 6 |
| Sat 31 | 3Poor beach day | 2:00–4:00 pm | Use care · 4.2 ft | 80 °F | 6 |
| Sun 1 | 4Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 6.2 ft | 81 °F | 6 |
| Mon 2 | 5Fair beach day | 4:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 6.6 ft | 80 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 3Poor beach day | 4:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 5.2 ft | 80 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Feels like 83 °F: beach weather
- Onshore breeze (5 mph)
- Water at 80 °F (warm)
- Cloudy (82% cloud cover)
- Swim with care: 4.7 ft waves every 11 s; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 4.7 ft
4.7 ft waves every 11 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 80 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 7 · SPF 50
Max UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 6 mph
Onshore breeze (6 mph).
- Tide & sand 10:38 pm
Low tide at 1:01 pm and 10:38 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 5:38 am and 4:21 pm.
The best window, 8:00 am to 11:00 am, brings beach weather, little wind and water at 80 °F, though with clouds and some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | 5 | Partly cloudy | 82 °F | 3 mph | 4.7 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 83 °F | 3 mph | 4.7 ft | 2 |
| 10:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 83 °F | 5 mph | 4.6 ft | 3 |
| 11:00 am | 2 | Overcast | 83 °F | 6 mph | 4.6 ft | 4 |
| 12:00 pm | 2 | Light drizzle | 84 °F | 6 mph | 4.6 ft | 7 |
| 1:00 pm | 2 | Light drizzle | 85 °F | 5 mph | 4.7 ft | 6 |
| 2:00 pm | 3 | Light drizzle | 84 °F | 5 mph | 4.7 ft | 4 |
| 3:00 pm | 3 | Light drizzle | 84 °F | 4 mph | 4.7 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 4 | Light drizzle | 84 °F | 4 mph | 4.7 ft | 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 4 | Light drizzle | 83 °F | 4 mph | 4.8 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Kekaha
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- Kekaha Beach 2.0 mi · W
- Pakala Beach 4.0 mi · SE
- Waiapua'a 4.0 mi · NW
- Restrooms
- Parking
Water quality: check the official beach advisories for Hawaii (Hawaii Department of Health).
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.8 of 1; minus waves 1; short window: the rating keeps 95%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Kekaha
Is it a beach day in Kekaha today?
A fair beach day: 5/10. Best from 8:00 am to 11:00 am, with beach weather, little wind and water at 80 °F, though with clouds and some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Kekaha today?
4.7 ft waves every 11 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Kekaha?
About 80 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Kekaha today?
UV reaches 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Kekaha?
Today low tide is at 1:01 pm and 10:38 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 5:38 am and 4:21 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Kekaha?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a fair beach day (5/10), best from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.
What beaches are near Kekaha?
Kekaha Beach (2.0 mi), Pakala Beach (4.0 mi) and Waiapua'a (4.0 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Kekaha today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Waimea Bay (NOAA) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)