Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 13 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 7AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NW
0.8
E
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.9
E
0.4
NW
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)1211111171010510777755577777555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)698578565853273429725570703144628674929292667877
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:05----
Sunset------6:40-------6:40-------6:40-
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
31----------------------
Temp. °C242324242525252424242424242424242323232324242423
Feels °C (?)252223252827262525252625242324242323222224242322
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