Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 1AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 404 | 389 | 380 | 380 | 367 | 422 | 616 | 867 | 997 | 1086 | 1132 | 1043 | 922 | 842 | 705 | 690 | 599 | 599 | 575 |
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 | 00:40AM0.42m | 1:05PM0.78m | 1:12AM0.49m | 1:30PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.25m | 5:59AM0.20m | 7:54PM0.22m | 6:44AM0.18m | 8:06PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | N 15 | N 14 | NNW 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 59 | 87 | 110 | 104 | 101 | 91 | 95 | 93 | 86 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | SW 14 | NW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | N 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NW 10 | SW 14 | NW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 404 | 389 | 380 | 380 | 367 | 422 | 616 | 867 | 997 | 1086 | 1132 | 1043 | 922 | 842 | 705 | 690 | 599 | 599 | 575 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 57 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 81 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 54 |
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