Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 700 | 622 | 459 | 380 | 321 | 266 | 276 | 215 | 223 | 202 | 193 | 193 | 254 | 340 | 330 | 254 | 270 | 278 | 204 | 153 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:48PM0.89m | 1:50AM0.53m | 2:20PM0.88m | 2:30AM0.61m | 2:48PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.19m | 7:32AM0.10m | 8:53PM0.16m | 8:18AM0.12m | 9:14PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | WSW 6 | SSW 16 | E 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 885 | 672 | 459 | 380 | 321 | 266 | 193 | 184 | 212 | 202 | 193 | 193 | 187 | 3 | 25 | 101 | 26 | 30 | 91 | 100 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | E 13 | E 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 16 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 700 | 622 | 386 | 240 | 140 | 107 | 276 | 215 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 7 | NNW 10 | SW 7 | SW 12 | NW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 243 | 250 | 311 | 293 | 289 | 225 | 72 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 223 | 138 | 172 | 171 | 254 | 340 | 330 | 254 | 270 | 278 | 204 | 153 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 |
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