Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 12AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
3
3
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
Period(s) (?)8161615141413131312121211111111101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105226382491789777673643614485469392343275270265210184176140140137163181
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
0.84
8:29PM
0.80
8:01AM
0.29
9:46PM
0.77
11:00AM
0.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.15
5:53AM
0.28
12:56PM
0.23
5:59AM
0.24
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:58-------5:58--
Sunset6:43-------6:44-------6:44-------
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242423232323242424232323232324242323232222232323
Feels °C (?)242423242525252423222223232323222122212020222120
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