Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
24.3° 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 1PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (03 Mar)7ft (2.2m)6s
Evening (03 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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 (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.8
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
3
ENE
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2.4
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
Period(s) (?)656666666777777888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)134126224351356308266279361430598857920735628567565539753995860809765659
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
0.84
3:28PM
0.64
3:40AM
0.79
4:04PM
0.68
4:01AM
0.72
4:41PM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
0.15
9:18PM
0.14
10:01AM
0.14
9:57PM
0.20
10:20AM
0.13
10:36PM
0.26
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise-6:41-------6:41-------6:39------
Sunset----6:28-------6:29-------6:29---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222223232323222222222323232222222223232323222222
Feels °C (?)181819202020181717171818181717181820201918171818
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

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 locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest