Kohala Lighthouse surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 06 Apr 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
24.8° 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 2AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (07 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.5
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)5555555566661111111110101077777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9198845836284295105112897871138167161155140114102110939393
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
20
E
10
ESE
0
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
0.72
3:12AM
0.41
7:20PM
0.69
8:50PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
0.41
10:47AM
0.16
11:13AM
0.19
11:53AM
0.24
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:09--
Sunset6:38-------6:38-------6:38-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1111---111------
Temp. °C232322222223242424242424242424252425232323232324
Feels °C (?)202020212122222224262726262525262527252627262526
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