Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 HST
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Kohala Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kohala Lighthouse sea temperature is
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 7PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (02 May)6ft (1.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
393
422
422
419
398
398
366
314
328
319
311
270
232
220
220
220
250
250
204
204
196
186
186
131
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:01PM0.86m
2:58AM0.43m
4:36PM0.84m
3:18AM0.40m
5:15PM0.81m
3:32AM0.38m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.07m
10:52PM0.31m
9:03AM0.07m
11:40PM0.33m
9:28AM0.09m
00:41AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:52
5:52
5:50
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6:46
6:46
6:47
6:47
Temp °C
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
22
22
22
20
21
21
21
21
20
21
20
20
19
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
22
23
22
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
16
0.5
NW
16
0.4
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
14
0.6
NNW
14
0.5
NW
14
0.5
NW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.4
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
Energy kJ
124
121
57
140
136
91
85
67
66
39
37
37
37
36
21
19
19
19
12
44
26
39
94
131
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.2
NNW
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
SW
18
0.7
E
5
0.5
NW
12
Energy kJ
56
55
89
5
10
10
10
5
5
5
4
4
8
15
15
15
7
7
18
4
10
12
24
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
N
8
0.4
NNW
12
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
6
4
4
9
9
15
4
4
4
15
4
1
13
12
1
57
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
8
Energy kJ
393
422
422
419
398
398
366
314
328
319
311
270
232
220
220
220
250
250
204
204
196
186
186
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
73
81
25
25
73
69
69
57
73
73
57
57
74
57
57
71
71
73
73
73
73
69
57
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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