
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NW 22 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
198 | 195 | 184 | 194 | 190 | 223 | 218 | 218 | 264 | 405 | 203 | 351 | 154 | 151 | 349 | 380 | 363 | 288 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:36AM0.86m | 4:23PM0.33m | 7:46AM0.81m | 7:02PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.06m | 3:24PM0.33m | 11:10PM0.13m | 4:52PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 13 | NNE 9 | E 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 8 |
198 | 195 | 184 | 194 | 190 | 223 | 218 | 218 | 264 | 78 | 203 | 75 | 154 | 151 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | WSW 10 | E 13 | WSW 10 | E 12 | E 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 23 | E 12 |
33 | 32 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 82 | 80 | 9 | 78 | 9 | 73 | 73 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | NNW 10 | W 14 | WSW 10 | NW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 12 | NW 22 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 123 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | NE 9 | E 5 | NE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 5 |
86 | 113 | 109 | 86 | 57 | 52 | 61 | 84 | 74 | 405 | 56 | 351 | 55 | 55 | 349 | 380 | 363 | 288 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 69 | 69 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 71 |
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