Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 9PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)--
Afternoon (26 Nov)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)17161616161616161615151515151414131313131312128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1952743303674304254305124194144143623393344313473132692612121671259382
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
30
E
20
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
20
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
0.32
8:09AM
0.73
10:12PM
0.39
9:00AM
0.69
11:23PM
0.51
9:51AM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
0.28
4:14PM
0.24
1:31AM
0.36
4:38PM
0.20
3:51AM
0.41
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:39-------6:41--
Sunset5:40-------5:40-------5:40-------
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C252424242424252524242424242425242424242423242424
Feels °C (?)252223262626242221222222222123212022232422232424
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