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Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
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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
25.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
206 | 198 | 241 | 291 | 262 | 271 | 140 | 235 | 147 | 213 | 302 | 326 | 256 | 256 | 206 | 158 | 136 | 105 | 162 | 241 | 289 | 273 | 231 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 12:49PM0.55m | 00:16AM0.69m | 1:24PM0.65m | 00:49AM0.65m | 1:57PM0.73m | 1:18AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.17m | 6:09PM0.31m | 6:57AM0.14m | 7:08PM0.30m | 7:15AM0.12m | 7:59PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | |
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Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 8 | NNW 11 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NE 8 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
206 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 140 | 51 | 147 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 12 | SSW 14 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 10 | NNE 10 | SW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
64 | 22 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 53 | 19 | 49 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NNE 11 | W 9 | SSW 13 | NE 11 | SSW 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | SW 12 | NW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 14 | NNW 14 |
23 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | NE 8 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
5 | 198 | 241 | 291 | 262 | 271 | 35 | 235 | 35 | 213 | 302 | 326 | 256 | 256 | 206 | 158 | 136 | 105 | 162 | 241 | 289 | 273 | 231 | 203 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 57 | 76 | 91 | 81 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 78 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 57 | 69 | 74 |
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