Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kohala Lighthouse today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Kohala Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kohala Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | NNW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 99 | 117 | 190 | 142 | 133 | 110 | 76 | 71 | 97 | 173 | 206 | 198 | 236 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:43AM0.93m | 3:28PM0.42m | 5:35AM0.90m | 3:57PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM-0.00m | 11:44AM0.32m | 9:45PM0.02m | 1:08PM0.34m | 10:24PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 23 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 166 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 99 | 117 | 190 | 142 | 133 | 83 | 69 | 55 | 56 | 173 | 206 | 198 | 236 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 11 | NW 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 11 | NW 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 134 | 131 | 120 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 64 | 42 | 49 | 50 | 110 | 76 | 56 | 97 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SW 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | N 11 | NW 13 | W 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NW 12 | E 14 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 83 | 15 | 40 | 37 | 48 | 74 | 71 | 36 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 61 | 102 | 97 | — | — | — | 52 | 53 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 71 | 57 | 71 | 5 | 71 | 25 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 71 | 25 | 18 | 31 | 73 | 57 | 31 |
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