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Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
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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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 11PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | |
88 | 69 | 94 | 117 | 126 | 121 | 194 | 299 | 291 | 190 | 208 | 188 | 200 | 218 | 280 | 458 | 374 | 375 | 308 | 346 | 337 | 346 | 346 | 469 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:11PM0.66m | 12:48PM0.65m | 11:52PM0.62m | 1:26PM0.76m | 00:31AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.37m | 6:04AM0.14m | 6:28PM0.35m | 6:28AM0.09m | 7:32PM0.33m | 6:55AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | |
6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | |
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Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 16 |
88 | 63 | 58 | 56 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 73 | 91 | 59 | 78 | 56 | 55 | 37 | 17 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | N 15 | N 14 | NW 10 | NNW 13 | N 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 9 | N 12 | NW 18 | NNW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | N 8 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 55 | 75 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 73 | 70 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | N 14 | N 9 | SW 17 | W 11 | W 11 | N 13 | N 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 7 | SW 15 | — | N 20 | N 12 | NW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 |
6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | — | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
69 | 69 | 94 | 117 | 126 | 121 | 194 | 299 | 291 | 190 | 208 | 188 | 200 | 218 | 280 | 458 | 374 | 375 | 308 | 346 | 337 | 346 | 346 | 469 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 280 | 69 | 73 | 57 | 73 | 73 | 57 |
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