Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 22 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
24.6° 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 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
N
0.9
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
1.2
NNE
1
N
1.2
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)1111101010101010101067777888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)188184202198164136125123123989392135199243240277373402454477432403528
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
NNE
0
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
0.46
7:23PM
0.77
8:57PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
0.40
11:17AM
0.09
11:59AM
0.13
1:07PM
0.19
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:22--
Sunset6:34-------6:35-------6:35-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2112231-1--1-----11-----
Temp. °C232223242423222322222222222223232222222222222222
Feels °C (?)242124272726222219191921202020201818181818181818
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