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Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 02 Feb 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
25.5° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (02 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (02 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1.6
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.9
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
Period(s) (?)101010101012191816141415151515151515141417161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98986946443989152132367437109518732460314426552140171413039612164222619241705
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51AM
0.96
3:36PM
0.51
4:21AM
0.91
4:19PM
0.54
4:46AM
0.84
5:04PM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.01
10:35AM
0.20
9:21PM
0.06
11:00AM
0.19
10:01PM
0.12
11:24AM
0.18
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58-------6:58----
Sunset------6:15-------6:15-------6:15-
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----------121----------
Temp. °C242424242525242423232323232423222222222222232322
Feels °C (?)242322222121212120202122252523212019181819202020
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