
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 8PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wed 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNE 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
766 | 673 | 751 | 684 | 651 | 627 | 612 | 589 | 551 | 530 | 616 | 400 | 389 | 378 | 367 | 347 | 336 | 498 | 475 | 403 | 324 | 346 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 9:00AM0.78m | 10:18PM0.35m | 10:06AM0.75m | 11:38PM0.45m | 11:00AM0.71m | 00:26AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.25m | 2:17AM0.29m | 5:41PM0.21m | 4:19AM0.33m | 6:04PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | |
— | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 19 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
766 | 673 | 751 | 684 | 651 | 627 | 612 | 589 | 551 | 530 | 443 | 326 | 292 | 299 | 315 | 268 | 217 | 331 | 307 | 298 | 294 | 285 | 263 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | S 14 | W 11 | W 11 | N 20 | N 19 | NNW 18 |
63 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 400 | 389 | 378 | 367 | 347 | 336 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNE 10 | SW 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | W 7 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | S 14 | S 14 | W 11 | W 11 | S 14 |
11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
126 | 145 | 107 | 104 | 99 | 96 | 91 | 88 | 189 | 509 | 616 | 130 | 150 | 117 | 74 | 74 | 88 | 498 | 475 | 403 | 324 | 346 | 299 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 69 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 81 | 69 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
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