Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 24 Feb 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
24.5° 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 5AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (24 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (24 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
N
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
N
2.3
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
2
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
N
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414131313131313121212121213121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2147383537833912391936803400304823251890165915141355120710378707487361158794752541486505
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
0.70
11:07PM
0.75
12:16AM
0.81
11:27AM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
0.15
3:30PM
0.16
8:27AM
0.29
5:08PM
0.14
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:47-------6:46-------6:45----
Sunset------6:25-------6:25-------6:27-
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C212121212222222121202021212121212120212122222221
Feels °C (?)191919181919181717151516161616161616171718181817
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