
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
169 | 84 | 81 | 76 | 206 | 286 | 331 | 346 | 161 | 411 | 234 | 284 | 399 | 641 | 702 | 832 | 781 | 674 | 585 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:41AM0.69m | 3:50PM0.45m | 7:59AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.14m | 1:42PM0.44m | 11:21PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 10 | SW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
59 | 84 | 81 | 44 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 161 | 49 | 234 | 284 | 399 | 641 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | SW 19 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SW 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | W 16 |
59 | 33 | 32 | 76 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 21 | 73 | 94 | 41 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | N 10 | NE 8 | N 9 | W 10 | NNE 8 | SW 11 | SW 18 | NNE 9 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
3 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 48 | 15 | 42 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
169 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 206 | 286 | 331 | 346 | 105 | 411 | 70 | — | — | — | 702 | 832 | 781 | 674 | 585 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 25 |
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