Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 3AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 7 | N 11 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 263 | 348 | 330 | 261 | 256 | 247 | 242 | 200 | 238 | 119 | 222 | 282 | 277 | 256 | 307 | 362 | 379 | 428 |
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 |
High Tide | 8:28AM0.67m | 9:50AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.20m | 11:33PM0.26m | 6:51PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 187 | 225 | 269 | 228 | 217 | 256 | 247 | 242 | 198 | 238 | 119 | 88 | 282 | 277 | 252 | 240 | 232 | 179 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | SW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 11 | NNE 7 | N 13 | E 10 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 123 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 18 | E 12 | E 11 | SW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | NNW 13 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 18 | S 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 199 | 263 | 348 | 330 | 261 | 231 | 197 | 206 | 200 | 139 | 110 | 222 | 229 | 217 | 256 | 307 | 362 | 379 | 428 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 73 | 73 | 33 | 73 | 57 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 33 | 33 |
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