Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 14 Nov 2025 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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Nov)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (14 Nov)8ft (2.4m)9s

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

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Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
3
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.9
ENE
1.8
NE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999999999888999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1303117711771129122412721254924526437357516460493466238216231193193446501481445
Wind
(km/h)
40
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
0.54
11:14AM
0.63
12:53AM
0.63
11:51AM
0.59
1:23AM
0.72
12:24PM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
0.37
6:06PM
0.16
6:33AM
0.36
6:25PM
0.13
7:29AM
0.35
6:45PM
0.11
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Sunrise---6:31-------6:31-------6:33----
Sunset------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242424242424242424242324242424242323242424252524
Feels °C (?)201920202020202021211922212120212021222221232322
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