
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 4PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 20 | NNW 20 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
551 | 530 | 567 | 400 | 540 | 511 | 428 | 347 | 336 | 457 | 446 | 298 | 341 | 333 | 324 | 371 | 447 | 398 | 397 | 362 | 302 | 567 | 1089 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:06AM0.75m | 11:38PM0.45m | 11:00AM0.71m | 00:26AM0.57m | 11:44AM0.67m | 1:04AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.21m | 4:19AM0.33m | 6:04PM0.17m | 5:45AM0.33m | 6:26PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | |
— | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | 5:45 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | N 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 20 | NNW 20 |
551 | 530 | 443 | 358 | 389 | 378 | 367 | 164 | 252 | 331 | 307 | 280 | 294 | 285 | 263 | 192 | 189 | 186 | 140 | 176 | 167 | 567 | 1089 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | W 12 | W 11 | NNW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | E 10 | NNE 8 | NNW 13 | S 14 | W 11 | NNW 13 | W 11 | N 19 | NW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 22 | NNW 21 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
70 | 3 | 2 | 400 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 117 | 336 | 4 | 2 | 298 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 53 | 83 | 87 | 95 | 258 | 97 | 128 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | W 7 | SW 14 | W 11 | S 14 | S 14 | W 11 | NNW 14 | W 12 | W 10 | S 14 | W 11 | N 20 | W 11 | S 14 | SW 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | NW 23 | NNW 15 | SW 18 | NNW 14 | SW 17 |
16 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 347 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 12 | 37 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
39 | 514 | 567 | 104 | 540 | 511 | 428 | 79 | 94 | 457 | 446 | 38 | 341 | 333 | 324 | 371 | 447 | 398 | 397 | 362 | 302 | 379 | 363 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 54 | 40 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 57 | 57 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 33 | 33 |
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