Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 28 Feb 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
24.3° 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 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (28 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)111010101010101010101011111111111010101010555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24018417316913513513521220419618825826826823823418215712712537812312387
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
0.90
1:31PM
0.45
2:19AM
0.90
2:12PM
0.52
2:49AM
0.89
2:51PM
0.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
0.23
7:10PM
0.08
9:03AM
0.20
7:56PM
0.08
9:22AM
0.17
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:41----
Sunset------6:27-------6:28-------6:28-
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C222122222323232322222223232323232323222323232322
Feels °C (?)201920212221202120202123232221222222212121202119
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