Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
11
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
5
1.3
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
5
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
213
206
161
153
123
102
75
69
91
108
85
50
30
105
105
74
100
113
110
108
106
146
163
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:47PM0.71m
10:14AM0.33m
9:41PM0.70m
11:30AM0.42m
10:28PM0.68m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.25m
5:25AM0.27m
1:17PM0.31m
5:31AM0.24m
3:32PM0.36m
5:45AM0.19m
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5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:50
6:50
6:51
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
24
22
23
22
21
22
20
20
21
21
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.6
N
10
Energy kJ
109
213
206
161
153
123
102
75
69
20
20
19
28
30
30
29
74
97
93
110
108
106
106
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
9
0.3
NE
9
0.6
E
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
N
10
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
12
0.4
NW
11
Energy kJ
62
12
46
7
7
21
21
21
8
29
29
29
27
11
39
56
2
3
4
1
7
7
3
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNW
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
8
6
7
2
2
7
7
8
3
2
6
2
3
17
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
1.1
E
4
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
5
1.3
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
8
Energy kJ
64
64
45
80
16
17
18
44
91
108
85
50
29
105
105
73
100
113
67
61
88
146
163
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
71
25
25
33
71
71
57
71
73
81
73
57
70
69
69
69
57
102
57
73
69
36
69
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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