Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 02 Mar 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
24.3° 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 7AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (02 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (02 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
1.6
ENE
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)10101010106666655566666777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1821751271258516129427021613988102156282402346318328345442684869955822
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
E
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49AM
0.89
2:51PM
0.58
3:16AM
0.84
3:28PM
0.64
3:40AM
0.79
4:04PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
0.17
8:38PM
0.10
9:42AM
0.15
9:18PM
0.14
10:01AM
0.14
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise---6:41-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset------6:28-------6:28-------6:29-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323232324232322222222232323232222222223232322
Feels °C (?)232222232222212019181818191920201817171718171817
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