Kohala Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.27° N 155.84° W

Kohala Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kohala Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.5° 

Kohala Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 11AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
4
E
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
193
237
322
348
394
404
424
445
530
752
914
1153
1456
1969
2077
2062
2295
2162
2517
2157
1797
1640
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
E
50
E
55
E
55
E
45
E
30
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:19AM0.53m
3:57PM0.90m
4:05AM0.58m
4:24PM0.83m
4:51AM0.61m
4:48PM0.74m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.07m
10:33PM0.17m
9:48AM0.13m
10:57PM0.15m
10:31AM0.22m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
rain showers
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
24
23
23
23
23
21
22
21
22
22
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
24
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