Kohala Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.27° N 155.84° W

Kohala Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 4AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (15 Aug)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (15 Aug)18ft (5.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
3.5
ENE
12
4
E
12
4
ENE
11
4
E
10
4.5
E
10
6
E
10
6.5
E
11
4.5
E
10
3.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1379
1850
2343
3588
3939
3774
3669
4000
7201
9195
3815
1797
951
676
720
805
684
520
406
Wind (km/h)
45
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
45
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
65
ENE
70
ENE
80
ENE
70
E
60
E
25
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
15
E
10
E
15
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:51AM0.61m
4:48PM0.74m
5:39AM0.63m
5:07PM0.65m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.15m
10:31AM0.22m
11:22PM0.15m
11:17AM0.31m
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rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:51
 mm
1
1
1
11
2
5
2
2
7
15
9
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
22
22
22
21
21
20
18
17
15
17
20
27
32
31
32
29
30
30
27
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