Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 05 Apr 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
24.4° 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 7PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.2
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1
E
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)755555555566665555666121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1115659616359516475122167149946243365510210688737773140
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
0
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30PM
0.77
3:53AM
0.43
6:17PM
0.72
3:12AM
0.41
7:20PM
0.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
0.11
12:20AM
0.38
10:24AM
0.13
2:12AM
0.41
10:47AM
0.16
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset--6:37-------6:38-------6:38-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C232323232222222223232323232223232324242323232424
Feels °C (?)202121212021201919191921222122232325262425252626
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