Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 30 Mar 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
24.5° 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 12PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (30 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
N
2.2
N
2.2
N
2.3
NNE
2.2
N
2.2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121111111111111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1346134613651390136512721251123011021102126412201238119411001011926926815800706603622553
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08PM
0.63
2:07AM
0.75
2:41PM
0.70
2:32AM
0.70
3:14PM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
0.15
7:55PM
0.19
8:28AM
0.13
8:38PM
0.21
8:46AM
0.11
9:19PM
0.23
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise-6:18-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset----6:37-------6:37-------6:37---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121222222212121212222212121212121222222222222
Feels °C (?)171616171717161617161717161616161718181818181718
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