Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 11 Apr 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
0.6
E
0.9
E
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)88887788885667711111110107777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110898989878771711381383766663785817856545374434344
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
0
WSW
10
NW
10
W
5
SW
0
SSW
10
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
N
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
0.26
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:05------
Sunset----6:39-------6:39-------6:40---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2111-1-----12211--------
Temp. °C232324252524242423242524242424242424242525252424
Feels °C (?)252727272828272524252625252627262727262728282727
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