Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 1PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 16 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 14 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 298 | 273 | 345 | 351 | 319 | 291 | 281 | 229 | 225 | 198 | 196 | 186 | 145 | 173 | 210 | 214 | 214 | 210 | 170 | 166 | 132 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37AM0.85m | 2:00PM0.57m | 3:15AM0.91m | 2:29PM0.52m | 3:57AM0.93m | 2:59PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.26m | 8:10PM0.02m | 9:46AM0.27m | 8:38PM-0.00m | 10:41AM0.30m | 9:10PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 258 | 298 | 273 | 345 | 351 | 319 | 291 | 281 | 229 | 225 | 198 | 196 | 186 | 145 | 139 | 210 | 214 | 214 | 210 | 170 | 166 | 132 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 18 | NW 18 | E 7 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 11 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 83 | 82 | 15 | 133 | 130 | 93 | 154 | 150 | 148 | 140 | 136 | 134 | 131 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NW 18 | NNE 12 | N 12 | NNW 16 | E 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 81 | 65 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 80 | 29 | 73 | 173 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 49 | 45 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 33 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 33 | 71 | 31 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 71 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 71 | 57 | 57 | 5 | 0 |
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