
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 12AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
982 | 1158 | 1115 | 1026 | 922 | 826 | 866 | 845 | 757 | 661 | 646 | 632 | 617 | 576 | 614 | 607 | 627 | 570 | 585 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:12AM0.49m | 1:30PM0.79m | 1:44AM0.57m | 1:54PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.22m | 6:44AM0.18m | 8:06PM0.19m | 7:26AM0.17m | 8:21PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
104 | 101 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 78 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 51 | 58 | 37 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | N 10 | N 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | SW 17 |
7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 |
982 | 1158 | 1115 | 1026 | 922 | 826 | 866 | 845 | 757 | 661 | 646 | 632 | 617 | 576 | 614 | 607 | 627 | 570 | 585 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 76 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 36 | 36 | 73 | 54 | 69 | 69 | 25 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 25 |
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