Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 7PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 168 | 165 | 165 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 142 | 138 | 132 | 128 | 190 | 135 | 112 | 121 | 121 | 138 | 178 | 127 | 107 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:39PM0.73m | 2:21AM0.74m | 2:06PM0.68m | 2:55AM0.80m | 2:31PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.11m | 8:21AM0.22m | 8:19PM0.08m | 9:05AM0.24m | 8:40PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | E 12 | E 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 32 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 42 | 32 | 21 | 138 | 132 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 112 | 121 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 62 | 104 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | W 15 | SW 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | E 12 | W 13 | NNW 11 | E 13 | W 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 168 | 29 | 165 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 142 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 110 | 84 | 79 | 121 | 78 | 104 | 104 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | NNW 12 | W 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 168 | 99 | 165 | 29 | 18 | 55 | 49 | 47 | 43 | 58 | 58 | 10 | 43 | 66 | 84 | 82 | 10 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 36 | 91 | 190 | 135 | 108 | 78 | 81 | 138 | 178 | 127 | 107 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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