Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 298 | 291 | 291 | 237 | 117 | 118 | 138 | 240 | 263 | 228 | 214 | 192 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 255 | 268 | 285 | 233 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:27PM0.65m | 8:46AM0.57m | 6:40PM0.56m | 10:20AM0.62m | 6:03PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.37m | 1:36AM0.18m | 1:43PM0.46m | 2:12AM0.18m | 5:11PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 117 | 66 | 64 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 38 | 56 | 56 | 66 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNE 8 | W 12 | W 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | W 12 | W 12 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | W 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | E 13 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 17 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | W 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 284 | 298 | 291 | 291 | 237 | — | 118 | 138 | 240 | 263 | 228 | 214 | 192 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 255 | 268 | 285 | 233 | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 81 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 71 | 57 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 69 |
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