Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
24.7° 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 1AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (24 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
1.2
N
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)10109911111177888899999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156988180114157345168222308319454602608645589524536536561508535578578
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
0.77
8:57PM
0.75
10:34PM
0.77
10:26AM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
0.13
1:07PM
0.19
7:37AM
0.28
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset6:35-------6:35-------6:35-------
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222223
Feels °C (?)191920202020191918181819191819181819192020202021
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