
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1343 | 1444 | 1561 | 1866 | 2223 | 2396 | 2257 | 2173 | 2037 | 1899 | 1403 | 947 | 693 | 300 | 249 | 232 | 432 | 563 | 555 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:01AM0.40m | 3:19PM0.89m | 2:37AM0.43m | 3:45PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.28m | 7:52AM0.06m | 10:12PM0.26m | 8:27AM0.06m | 10:33PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
1343 | 1444 | 1561 | 1866 | 2223 | 2396 | 2257 | 2173 | 2037 | 1899 | 1403 | 947 | 693 | 300 | 249 | 232 | 3 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 20 | S 12 | E 20 |
166 | 154 | 179 | 183 | 157 | 144 | 188 | 108 | 166 | 27 | — | 8 | 8 | 208 | 167 | 104 | 7 | 3 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 432 | 563 | 555 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 69 | 69 | 57 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 57 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 5 | 73 | 74 | 73 |
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