Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 22 Dec 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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 22). 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 (22 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (22 Dec)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (22 Dec)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.9
NE
1.3
N
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
1.3
NNE
1.9
ENE
2.5
NE
2.5
ENE
1.3
NNE
2
ENE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
1.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)111111111110101077999989877109131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)282277329323319346665332303322105599571176365523638969662032063716191387852
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
E
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
ENE
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54PM
0.37
5:26AM
0.87
4:44PM
0.37
5:57AM
0.83
5:49PM
0.38
6:28AM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
0.29
9:45PM
0.08
12:45PM
0.28
10:19PM
0.14
1:20PM
0.26
10:57PM
0.21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56
Sunset--5:49-------5:49-------5:50-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C252524242424232323232323232222232323232322222222
Feels °C (?)212321212121191818181817171717181818181817181918
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