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Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
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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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 6PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
276 | 255 | 263 | 223 | 217 | 206 | 176 | 206 | 178 | 86 | 62 | 121 | 92 | 74 | 60 | 46 | 46 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:15PM0.81m | 3:32AM0.38m | 5:59PM0.78m | 3:22AM0.36m | 6:50PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.09m | 00:41AM0.35m | 9:55AM0.11m | 2:22AM0.35m | 10:24AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | |
— | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 12 | E 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
19 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 57 | 176 | 127 | 55 | 41 | 50 | 47 | 74 | 60 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 7 | NNW 12 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NNW 11 | NE 6 | NNW 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 10 |
7 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 56 | 12 | 54 | 3 | 16 | 47 | 20 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 8 | SW 18 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 17 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NNW 11 | NE 6 | NW 11 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 17 |
15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 7 |
276 | 255 | 263 | 223 | 217 | 206 | 176 | 206 | 178 | 86 | 62 | 121 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 63 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 73 | 57 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 94 | 71 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 16 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 57 |
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