# High Surf Warning: Kohala — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-06 14:44 ingested 2026-09-07 07:31

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

High Surf Warning — Kohala
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Likely.
...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES OF ALL ISLANDS
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF BIG ISLAND THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF ALL ISLANDS
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.South swell from Hurricane Lowell is expected to rise rapidly
Monday, and peak Monday night bringing warning level surf to
exposed shorelines. This swell may shift out of the southwest
late Monday night. Due to the track of Lowell, a sharp gradient
in swell is expected from west to east. This will bring damaging
surf to portions of Kauai County and possibly Oahu. Swell energy
is expected to drop off quickly on Tuesday.

A large, medium-period east swell from Tropical Storm Karina will
also persist through at least Monday, producing advisory level
surf along east facing shores.

* WHAT...Surf of 6 to 8 feet through Monday morning rapidly
building Monday afternoon and evening to 12 to 16 feet.

* WHERE...West facing shores of the Big Island.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM HST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...High. Expect very strong breaking waves and powerful
currents. Waves breaking in channel entrances may make
navigating the channels dangerous.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.