Kohala Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.27° N 155.84° W

Kohala Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kohala Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.4° C
0.5° 

Kohala Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
150
150
206
247
263
181
217
225
295
356
429
534
511
428
359
302
264
273
336
328
291
284
277
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
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
5:10AM0.48m
5:38PM0.84m
6:11AM0.50m
6:05PM0.74m
7:21AM0.53m
6:27PM0.65m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.20m
10:39AM0.16m
00:32AM0.19m
11:26AM0.26m
1:04AM0.19m
12:21PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:05
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
24
23
24
24
25
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
22
23
21
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
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