
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNW 22 | NNW 21 | NNW 21 | NNW 20 | NNW 19 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
127 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 144 | 111 | 190 | 400 | 551 | 615 | 766 | 673 | 751 | 684 | 651 | 627 | 612 | 589 | 551 | 530 | 499 | 512 | 632 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:46AM0.81m | 7:02PM0.29m | 9:00AM0.78m | 10:18PM0.35m | 10:06AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.13m | 4:52PM0.29m | 00:17AM0.22m | 5:17PM0.25m | 2:17AM0.29m | 5:41PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 21 | NNW 20 | NNW 19 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
127 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 144 | 111 | 108 | 105 | 551 | 615 | 766 | 673 | 751 | 684 | 651 | 627 | 612 | 589 | 551 | 530 | 443 | 437 | 389 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 21 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 400 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | NNW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | NNW 23 | NNW 22 | E 12 | E 6 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | E 11 | W 11 | NNE 9 | E 11 | NNE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | S 14 | S 14 |
9 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 190 | 68 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
97 | 66 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 54 | 43 | 27 | 25 | 149 | 129 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 104 | 8 | 94 | 79 | 79 | 249 | 410 | 499 | 512 | 632 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 71 | 57 | 71 | 71 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 69 | 30 | 25 | 69 | 25 | 25 |
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