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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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
162 | 127 | 151 | 190 | 267 | 255 | 254 | 289 | 253 | 153 | 201 | 201 | 187 | 177 | 247 | 268 | 291 | 271 | 264 | 264 | 229 | 220 | 301 | 342 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:49PM0.75m | 12:06PM0.45m | 11:37PM0.72m | 12:49PM0.55m | 00:16AM0.69m | 1:24PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.21m | 4:53PM0.31m | 6:37AM0.17m | 6:09PM0.31m | 6:57AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | |
6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
89 | 127 | 151 | 190 | 267 | 255 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 153 | 201 | 201 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 22 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | WNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
13 | 87 | 85 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 23 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ESE 7 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 13 | NNE 11 | NE 11 |
7 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
162 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | — | 254 | 289 | 253 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 187 | 177 | 247 | 268 | 291 | 271 | 264 | 264 | 229 | 220 | 301 | 342 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 57 | 73 | 76 |
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