Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 1AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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 Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
1.4
NNE
13
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
614
485
469
392
343
325
270
265
214
202
180
143
140
109
107
103
94
92
113
113
137
162
222
291
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:29PM0.80m
8:01AM0.29m
9:46PM0.77m
11:00AM0.35m
10:49PM0.75m
12:06PM0.45m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.28m
12:56PM0.23m
5:59AM0.24m
3:05PM0.29m
6:18AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:58
5:56
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6:44
6:44
6:44
6:45
Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
23
21
22
22
23
24
23
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
21
20
21
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
13
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
NW
14
Energy kJ
614
485
469
392
343
325
270
265
214
202
180
143
140
109
107
103
94
92
113
113
137
162
46
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.2
NNW
14
0.4
WNW
12
Energy kJ
144
136
132
128
126
125
125
83
83
83
86
47
48
71
54
89
89
87
55
50
48
47
21
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
14
0.6
NNW
14
0.6
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
W
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
12
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
127
121
118
116
114
111
63
61
59
57
56
36
71
47
27
26
13
10
12
19
42
21
14
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.6
E
3
0.7
E
4
1.3
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
73
17
17
17
54
39
11
15
13
57
39
2
2
15
19
25
14
12
24
15
7
12
222
291
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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