Kohala Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.27° N 155.84° W

Kohala Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 4AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
E
8
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2476
1331
872
825
614
497
427
406
356
318
283
314
255
237
273
244
215
231
231
264
237
206
176
206
Wind (km/h)
50
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
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
5:39AM0.63m
5:07PM0.65m
6:32AM0.63m
5:18PM0.57m
7:38AM0.63m
5:07PM0.51m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.15m
11:17AM0.31m
11:46PM0.15m
12:09PM0.39m
00:11AM0.16m
1:29PM0.47m
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6:03
6:03
6:03
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6:51
6:51
6:50
 mm
17
12
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
26
28
29
29
29
27
26
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
22
24
23
24
23
24
24
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