Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 08 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
24.9° 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 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
0.5
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)6611111111101010101010666667777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8978711381671611551261141111027792757580838588107183194146126
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
NE
20
E
15
E
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
E
15
NE
10
S
10
SSW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
20
NE
25
E
20
ESE
5
E
5
W
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
0.67
10:16PM
0.68
11:13AM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
0.19
11:53AM
0.24
7:37AM
0.28
2:24PM
0.28
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise---6:11-------6:09-------6:09----
Sunset------6:38-------6:39-------6:39-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
211--111--------13632212
Temp. °C242322232424252523232323242424232221212323232423
Feels °C (?)272525242524262725252624252526252421202326262524
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