Kohala Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.27° N 155.84° W

Kohala Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kohala Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.5° 

Kohala Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 5PM is: 5.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (15 Aug)18ft (5.5m)10s
Evening (15 Aug)15ft (4.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
E
10
5.5
E
10
5.5
E
10
5
E
10
4
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3560
5525
5725
4165
2244
1165
919
759
804
762
678
542
469
438
318
283
349
214
186
268
257
Wind (km/h)
60
ENE
75
ENE
80
E
65
E
60
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:48PM0.74m
5:39AM0.63m
5:07PM0.65m
6:32AM0.63m
5:18PM0.57m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.22m
11:22PM0.15m
11:17AM0.31m
11:46PM0.15m
12:09PM0.39m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:51
6:51
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
18
17
15
18
18
27
28
30
28
26
26
26
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
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