
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
206 | 202 | 286 | 162 | 346 | 411 | 419 | 332 | 386 | 641 | 764 | 905 | 803 | 711 | 636 | 547 | 497 | 485 | 585 | 529 | 458 | 448 | 573 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:41AM0.69m | 3:50PM0.45m | 7:59AM0.65m | 9:51AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.44m | 11:21PM0.17m | 11:52PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | E 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
50 | 43 | 49 | 162 | 49 | 49 | 16 | 332 | 386 | 641 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 18 | NNE 9 | SW 8 | SW 18 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 8 | W 10 | SW 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
55 | 50 | 3 | 49 | 16 | 3 | 48 | 15 | 68 | 41 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | SW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | W 8 | SW 11 | NE 8 | SW 17 | NNE 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | W 16 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | W 17 | N 11 | N 10 |
7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 6 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
206 | 202 | 286 | 97 | 346 | 411 | 419 | 66 | — | — | 764 | 905 | 803 | 711 | 636 | 547 | 497 | 485 | 585 | 529 | 458 | 448 | 573 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 73 | 73 | 99 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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