Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 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 6AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
1
ENE
1
E
0.3
W
0.3
W
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)77777577441413755555556666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)747492929238927438363831117576611912691102106161179169163
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
0.66
2:58PM
0.85
2:26AM
0.60
3:38PM
0.90
2:56AM
0.54
4:22PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22PM
0.24
8:12AM
0.04
9:12PM
0.25
8:37AM
0.01
10:05PM
0.27
9:06AM
-0.01
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:01----
Sunset------6:42-------6:42-------6:42-
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323232424242323232323242424242323232324242423
Feels °C (?)222223232524242122232222222223232222212021222221
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