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Kealia 80.8

#1803 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Hawaii · near Lihue

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score80.8 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days15% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell72% period 11 s+
Typical size1.3 m 4.2 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Kealia

The best time to surf Kealia is February, June, November. It rarely works. In November the water sits around 26°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.4 m. The nearest airport is LIH (14 km) and the nearest town is Lihue (15 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%19%1.6 m25°Cboardies
Feb99%24%1.5 m24°Cvest
Mar100%12%1.6 m24°Cvest
Apr100%19%1.3 m24°Cvest
May99%13%1.2 m25°Cboardies
Jun100%21%1.1 m26°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.2 m26°Cboardies
Aug100%12%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Sep100%2%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Oct100%11%1.3 m27°Cboardies
Nov100%38%1.4 m26°Cboardies
Dec99%11%1.6 m25°Cboardies

Why 80.8

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
8.6
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.2
Water comfort 10%
9.1
Access 10%
9.8

The detail

Faces 110° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 21% of days. Mean peak period 12.5 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 42%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 22.099, -159.304 (OpenStreetMap).

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