Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 24 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
24.7° 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 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (24 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
Period(s) (?)9911111177108899999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8178114157149159191512376328554637637660536536536630601632578591551502
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
0.75
10:34PM
0.77
10:26AM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
0.13
1:07PM
0.19
7:37AM
0.28
3:19PM
0.22
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:24-------6:22-------6:22----
Sunset------6:35-------6:35-------6:36-
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
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