
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 17 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
149 | 173 | 162 | 193 | 188 | 183 | 166 | 158 | 154 | 210 | 168 | 168 | 165 | 163 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 142 | 138 | 132 | 128 | 131 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:09PM0.77m | 1:46AM0.66m | 1:39PM0.73m | 2:21AM0.74m | 2:06PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.21m | 7:40PM0.14m | 7:35AM0.21m | 8:00PM0.11m | 8:21AM0.22m | 8:19PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
27 | 173 | 162 | 193 | 188 | 183 | 166 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 168 | 42 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 32 | 22 | 142 | 138 | 132 | 128 | 126 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 5 | W 16 | W 17 | NNW 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | E 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | E 12 |
85 | 18 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 12 | 139 | 210 | 108 | 168 | 165 | 163 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 22 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 110 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | E 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 17 | E 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 13 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | NNW 10 |
149 | 77 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 142 | 73 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 99 | 96 | 81 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 47 | 43 | 58 | 3 | 10 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
— | — | 17 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 52 | 126 | 131 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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