Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 9PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 668 | 797 | 1842 | 1645 | 1441 | 1408 | 1327 | 1269 | 1452 | 2221 | 2200 | 2091 | 1901 | 1661 | 1451 | 1405 | 1493 | 1632 | 1468 | 1444 | 1324 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:21AM0.74m | 11:37AM0.80m | 10:44PM0.32m | 12:30PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.17m | 8:01PM0.30m | 4:26AM0.15m | 7:58PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | SSW 12 | N 8 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | ENE 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 668 | 797 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 42 | 1269 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 69 | 48 | 45 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 77 | 77 | 82 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | N 8 | SSW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 11 | SW 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SW 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 23 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 67 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 10 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | NNE 11 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | S 20 | SW 19 | N 10 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | 7 | 15 | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | E 3 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 321 | 311 | 1842 | 1645 | 1441 | 1408 | 1327 | 6 | 1452 | 2221 | 2200 | 2091 | 1901 | 1661 | 1451 | 1405 | 1493 | 1632 | 1468 | 1444 | 1324 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 69 | 25 | 25 | 73 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kohala Lighthouse surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest