Fort Kamehameha Beach

Hickam Housing, Hawaii · Pacific coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Fort Kamehameha Beach in Hickam Housing, Hawaii, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

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Right now at Fort Kamehameha Beach

Water
80°F (27°C)
Waves
4.2 ft (1.3 m) every 7 seconds, measured nearby
Wind
9 mph (15 km/h) from the east, gusts to 17 mph
Air
76°F (25°C)

As of 5:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.

Low tides in daylight at Fort Kamehameha Beach

  • Today: 3:16 PM, 0.4 ft
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 4:10 PM, 0.3 ft
  • Sunday, Nov 15: 4:49 PM, 0.3 ft
  • Monday, Nov 16: 5:16 PM, 0.2 ft (lowest)

Predicted by NOAA for Pearl Harbor Entrance, Bishop Point, 1.1 miles (1.7 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.

Highest tides ahead at Fort Kamehameha Beach

  • Nov 23–27: up to 2.7 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 4:46 AM); lowest daylight low ahead 0.1 ft (Fri, Nov 27, 2:20 PM)
  • Dec 21–26: up to 2.7 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 4:37 AM); lowest daylight low ahead 0.0 ft (Fri, Dec 25, 12:51 PM)
  • Jan 20–22: up to 2.5 ft (Thu, Jan 21, 3:39 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.1 ft (Fri, Jan 22, 11:28 AM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Pearl Harbor Entrance, Bishop Point between now and March 2, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.

What Ebbward shows here

Water temperature
From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
Waves and wind
Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Tides
NOAA tide predictions from Pearl Harbor Entrance, Bishop Point, 1.1 miles (1.7 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI (233), 1.4 miles (2.2 km) away.
Facing
Southwest (214°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
Underwater visibility
Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.

Before you go in

Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.

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