
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 2AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 17 | NNW 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | 59 | 124 | 120 | 149 | 173 | 162 | 193 | 188 | 183 | 166 | 158 | 154 | 210 | 168 | 168 | 165 | 216 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:09AM0.56m | 1:09PM0.77m | 1:46AM0.66m | 1:39PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.17m | 6:44AM0.21m | 7:40PM0.14m | 7:35AM0.21m | 8:00PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
62 | 59 | 89 | 87 | 36 | 26 | 162 | 193 | 188 | 183 | 166 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 142 | 45 | 61 | 48 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 7 | N 7 | E 13 | NNW 16 | E 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 5 | W 16 | W 17 | E 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
29 | 29 | 16 | 25 | 85 | 173 | 18 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 12 | 139 | 210 | 23 | 168 | 165 | 216 | 155 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | E 11 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 5 | E 12 | E 5 | E 5 | W 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
15 | 21 | 124 | 120 | 149 | 77 | 76 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 73 | 13 | 13 | 168 | 99 | 96 | 81 | 56 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
51 | 40 | 27 | 36 | — | — | 25 | — | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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