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Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
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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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
140 | 130 | 128 | 83 | 82 | 130 | 130 | 124 | 163 | 86 | 87 | 108 | 91 | 98 | 121 | 101 | 126 | 179 | 238 | 222 | 206 | 225 | 269 | 254 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:30AM0.42m | 10:28PM0.68m | 12:11PM0.53m | 11:11PM0.66m | 12:48PM0.65m | 11:52PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.36m | 5:45AM0.19m | 5:12PM0.37m | 6:04AM0.14m | 6:28PM0.35m | 6:28AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | |
— | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
75 | 70 | 93 | 83 | 82 | 130 | 130 | 100 | 102 | 86 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 56 | 17 | 55 | 83 | 73 | 91 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 38 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 13 | N 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 13 | W 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | N 15 | N 14 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | W 10 | W 13 | S 13 | NW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 18 | S 18 | N 14 | NNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 7 | SW 16 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
140 | 130 | 128 | 72 | 66 | 108 | 111 | 124 | 163 | 80 | 87 | 108 | 91 | 98 | 121 | 101 | 126 | 179 | 238 | 222 | 206 | 225 | 269 | 254 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 57 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 73 | 57 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 54 |
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