Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 11PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4715 | 4806 | 3188 | 1499 | 1193 | 851 | 893 | 724 | 547 | 427 | 406 | 395 | 358 | 322 | 314 | 305 | 213 | 288 | 250 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:39AM0.63m | 5:07PM0.65m | 6:32AM0.63m | 5:18PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.15m | 11:17AM0.31m | 11:46PM0.15m | 12:09PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1106 | 851 | 748 | 655 | 547 | 427 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
4 | — | 10 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | SW 16 | N 9 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
— | — | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
4715 | 4806 | 3188 | 1499 | 1193 | — | 893 | 724 | — | — | 406 | 395 | 358 | 322 | 314 | 305 | 213 | 288 | 250 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 57 | 445 | 57 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 36 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
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