Kohala Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.27° N 155.84° W

Kohala Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kohala Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Wed night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
459
380
321
284
276
215
212
202
193
193
208
231
328
254
317
286
200
158
140
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:50AM0.53m
2:20PM0.88m
2:30AM0.61m
2:48PM0.83m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.19m
7:32AM0.10m
8:53PM0.16m
8:18AM0.12m
9:14PM0.13m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
32
32
31
31
30
30
29
28
27
26
25
25
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
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