Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 20 Mar 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 9AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
2
3
0
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)111110101010101111111111101012121111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27922721420620220020429228728232931730534752067863960644136030225020494
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
0
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
N
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
20
S
20
SW
20
SW
10
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:34AM
0.68
4:31PM
0.80
3:57AM
0.61
5:18PM
0.82
4:18AM
0.53
6:12PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51PM
0.22
9:50AM
0.06
10:40PM
0.27
10:15AM
0.05
11:37PM
0.34
10:44AM
0.06
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:26-------6:26-------6:24----
Sunset------6:34-------6:34-------6:34-
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1------1---111-22----111
Temp. °C242424242525252524242424252524242222252424232323
Feels °C (?)252527272927272725252626272626272223252323222423
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