Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 11 Apr 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.8
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)7788877788877667121111111010107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)107107110898987878789891381591043878676959787653535333
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
0.71
12:03PM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
0.26
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:05----
Sunset------6:39-------6:39-------6:40-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
122----------11111------
Temp. °C252424242425252424242324252424242424242424252524
Feels °C (?)272727272728292827262425272627262626262727272725
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