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Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 16 Mar 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
24.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 8AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (16 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.7
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
N
Period(s) (?)101010111110101010101010121212121314131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)402410426375375313249244198192188149133217271271339681651724581545537432
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
0.83
1:59PM
0.55
2:19AM
0.82
2:34PM
0.63
2:44AM
0.80
3:11PM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
0.19
7:41PM
0.14
8:47AM
0.15
8:23PM
0.15
9:06AM
0.12
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise---6:31-------6:30-------6:28----
Sunset------6:32-------6:32-------6:32-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
thunderstorm
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cloud
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
111111333331----11---121
Temp. °C252424242424252525252424242423232323222323232323
Feels °C (?)252425252525262626252526272625242525222424252525
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