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Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 15 Jan 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
26.0° C
 (Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NW
1.3
NNW
1.7
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
N
2
N
2
N
2
N
2
N
2
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)111212121313131316151515151514141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1431047971202261394545139721332161182518251739171515941444139113671104927683661555
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
W
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
0.83
12:47PM
0.36
2:34AM
0.87
1:30PM
0.38
3:05AM
0.90
2:08PM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
0.31
6:48PM
0.08
9:48AM
0.29
7:27PM
0.05
10:09AM
0.28
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---7:01-------7:01-------7:01----
Sunset------6:02-------6:04-------6:05-
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1-24------------------
Temp. °C242424242421232221202020202121212121212121222222
Feels °C (?)212223222420201814131313131515151515141514151616
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