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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
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 6PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNW 10 | E 8 | NNW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | |
69 | 80 | 91 | 106 | 74 | 53 | 51 | 56 | 103 | 144 | 144 | 83 | 138 | 106 | 143 | 127 | 142 | 191 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 69 | 104 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:14AM0.33m | 9:41PM0.70m | 11:30AM0.42m | 10:28PM0.68m | 12:11PM0.53m | 11:11PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.31m | 5:31AM0.24m | 3:32PM0.36m | 5:45AM0.19m | 5:12PM0.37m | 6:04AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | |
— | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
69 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 74 | 97 | 93 | 83 | 82 | 106 | 136 | 100 | 102 | 86 | 88 | 63 | 58 | 56 | 22 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 11 | S 13 | N 15 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 13 | W 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | N 15 | N 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 |
8 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 30 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NW 11 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 8 | NNW 13 | N 9 | NE 8 | S 13 | W 10 | W 13 | S 13 | NW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 17 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
37 | 80 | 91 | 106 | 74 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 103 | 144 | 144 | 75 | 138 | 88 | 143 | 127 | 142 | 191 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 69 | 104 | 101 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 76 | 73 | 57 | 73 | 57 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 73 | 57 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 57 | 69 | 69 | 73 |
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