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Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 12 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 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
W
1
E
1
E
0.6
N
0.9
E
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)81111888810108888888881381212129
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)107112110108104102100737378104120124157160163135140115113146141139327
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
NW
15
ENE
15
E
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
E
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
0.29
12:26AM
0.73
12:13PM
0.34
12:59AM
0.77
12:51PM
0.40
1:27AM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
0.29
3:47PM
0.24
8:19AM
0.28
5:17PM
0.21
8:13AM
0.26
6:13PM
0.18
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:31-------6:31
Sunset--6:30-------6:31-------6:31-----
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
2111--2-1344439311111111
Temp. °C242322222223222222222222232323242626262625252526
Feels °C (?)252522232225242525242223232220222222222322222223
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