Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 12AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)--
Afternoon (26 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.4
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
Period(s) (?)777777181817161616161616161615151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1271271271031038183204195274330367430425430512499414414358272334334431
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
0.32
7:20AM
0.76
7:42PM
0.32
8:09AM
0.73
10:12PM
0.39
9:00AM
0.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
0.20
3:50PM
0.28
11:44PM
0.28
4:14PM
0.24
1:31AM
0.36
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset5:40-------5:40-------5:40-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252424242324252524242424242425252424242324242524
Feels °C (?)232223232224242423232325252524222122212021212120
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