Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 4AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (28 May)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
263
234
214
236
208
251
298
244
212
197
197
168
150
214
214
199
183
170
193
199
191
220
257
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:28AM0.48m
2:12PM0.83m
1:03AM0.44m
2:44PM0.86m
1:37AM0.42m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.36m
6:45AM0.09m
9:01PM0.33m
7:12AM0.08m
9:43PM0.32m
7:41AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:58
6:58
6:58
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
21
20
20
21
20
22
21
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
14
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.4
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
13
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.7
NE
8
0.6
N
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
Energy kJ
33
31
28
48
49
53
55
42
41
103
71
53
53
67
82
121
82
78
77
56
50
33
32
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NNE
14
0.3
NNE
14
0.5
NE
8
0.7
N
11
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
Energy kJ
14
13
32
33
27
27
28
35
40
39
39
37
32
112
37
36
35
35
35
33
24
23
23
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
17
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NNE
14
0.1
W
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.4
NNE
13
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NNE
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
3
12
3
3
25
25
10
27
36
3
23
23
55
37
33
12
12
6
8
6
6
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
263
263
234
214
236
208
251
298
244
212
197
197
168
150
214
214
199
183
170
193
199
191
220
257
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
57
57
33
33
33
69
73
73
57
73
73
69
57
73
73
81
73
73
57
73
71
73
71
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kohala Lighthouse surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest