Kohala Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.27° N 155.84° W

Issued: 1 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kohala Lighthouse sea temperature is

27.2°C

Kohala Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	N 10	NNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	92	84	163	160	113	103	107	181	227	258	298	273	345	403	433	291	233	229	225	167	160	157	179	173
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		2:01AM0.77m			1:30PM0.62m					2:37AM0.85m			2:00PM0.57m					3:15AM0.91m				2:29PM0.52m
Low Tide				8:07AM0.26m			7:44PM0.05m					8:56AM0.26m				8:10PM0.02m				9:46AM0.27m				8:38PM-0.00m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25
Feels °C	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	24	25	24	24	23	24	23	23	24	25	25	24	25	25	25	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	E 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	N 10	N 9
kJ	75	70	163	160	113	103	97	83	227	258	298	273	345	403	433	291	233	229	225	167	160	157	179	139
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	NE 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	NNW 13	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 7	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	NW 16	NW 16	NNW 16
kJ	54	67	58	57	39	54	53	181	81	81	75	54	37	35	35	23	16	48	83	82	80	133	130	173
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 10	E 12	E 11	E 11	NNW 15	NNW 14	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	NE 8	E 10	E 10	NE 8	E 10	NNW 20	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	E 9	N 12	SW 15	N 11
kJ	92	84	42	21	36	71	107	51	51	39	54	33	2	2	23	8	37	9	9	8	2	12	8	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	NE 8	NE 8	—	E 7	ENE 7	—	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 4	E 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	23	23	—	47	48	—	34	37	56	63	22	38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pine Trees HAW - Big Island	Waipio Valley HAW - Big Island	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	Pine Trees HAW - Big Island	Pine Trees HAW - Big Island	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	Waimanu Bay HAW - Big Island	Waipio Valley HAW - Big Island	Sixtynine HAW - Big Island	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	Pine Trees HAW - Big Island	Sixtynine HAW - Big Island	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	Coast Guard HAW - Big Island	Sixtynine HAW - Big Island	Sixtynine HAW - Big Island	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	Sixtynine HAW - Big Island	Sixtynine HAW - Big Island	Suicides HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	69	31	71	71	71	69	69	71	25	31	33	71	71	69	33	71	5	33	33	71	71	33	33	36
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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