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Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 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
26.8° 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 11PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.1
ENE
1.8
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.6
N
0.8
N
1.1
ENE
0.7
N
0.7
N
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
Period(s) (?)6666666666671211711117888788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)217187166151200205266314329235889498166131114112112122129179111337382
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
0.46
1:35PM
0.83
1:43AM
0.53
2:03PM
0.81
2:17AM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
0.22
6:37AM
0.16
8:18PM
0.19
7:22AM
0.15
8:34PM
0.17
8:03AM
0.16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:11--
Sunset6:23-------6:22-------6:22-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-----
Temp. °C262525252525262626252525252526262625252525252626
Feels °C (?)232223222221232424232424242324252524252524242524
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Kohala Lighthouse (light winds from the W at BUOY-KWHH1 26 km from Kohala Lighthouse). 0.3m 8s swell from the N to make surfable waves.

    1 hour 30 minutes ago Kohala Lighthouse
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26 km away, 1 h 30 min ago

13 km/h
W
0.0
26.8
Air / Water (°C)
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