Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 03 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
24.4° 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 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888898888877777777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2572962331831411411131161771731691256491917711914312110310793122131
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
0.81
3:34AM
0.53
4:52PM
0.80
3:48AM
0.48
5:30PM
0.77
3:53AM
0.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
0.09
10:40PM
0.30
9:42AM
0.09
11:25PM
0.34
10:02AM
0.11
12:20AM
0.38
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:11
Sunset--6:37-------6:37-------6:37-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222212121212122222121212121222323232222222222
Feels °C (?)191818171718171618181718171819202020201920212019
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