Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 07 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
24.8° 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 4PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.5
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.2
E
0.7
NNE
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)55556666111111111010106107777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3635568810189106927113816716115511611611610277107110110917188
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
E
10
S
15
WSW
10
SW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
5
SW
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
0.41
7:20PM
0.69
8:50PM
0.67
10:16PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
0.41
10:47AM
0.16
11:13AM
0.19
11:53AM
0.24
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise-6:11-------6:11-------6:09------
Sunset----6:38-------6:38-------6:39---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
----2211---1111------1410
Temp. °C222324242423232323242424242424232323242424242121
Feels °C (?)202222222424252625262524242625252525262525262323
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