Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 Mar 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
24.6° 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 2PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (27 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.9
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
2.2
N
Period(s) (?)999999999999977799121111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)365294328365397357230199199179253378338230250218339188472576872104910871288
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.37
12:30AM
0.81
12:55PM
0.46
1:08AM
0.80
1:33PM
0.55
1:39AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
0.25
5:05PM
0.22
7:37AM
0.21
6:15PM
0.20
7:54AM
0.18
7:09PM
0.19
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-6:20-------6:20-------6:18------
Sunset----6:36-------6:36-------6:36---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222223232322222221212121212121202021212121202020
Feels °C (?)212021202019202120191817171616161517161615141415
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