Kohala Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.27° N 155.84° W

Kohala Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kohala Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.0° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 10PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
223
237
212
186
192
188
193
244
288
339
353
404
414
483
586
736
935
978
1375
1807
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:26PM0.95m
3:19AM0.53m
3:57PM0.90m
4:05AM0.58m
4:24PM0.83m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.02m
10:08PM0.18m
9:04AM0.07m
10:33PM0.17m
9:48AM0.13m
10:57PM0.15m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:52
6:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
25
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
23
24
22
23
22
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