Banyans surf break

Banyans surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 HST
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Banyans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banyans sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banyans today?

The current surf forecast for Banyans at 6PM is: 0.3m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Afternoon (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
1.1
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)20520191919181212121818171716161616141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9860789318117584838281152152166148132153147142140138213158145101
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
0
W
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
S
10
S
15
SW
5
S
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
0
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
0.76
4:56AM
0.52
5:59PM
0.77
5:28AM
0.45
6:51PM
0.77
6:01AM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
0.03
11:34PM
0.18
11:01AM
0.03
12:33AM
0.22
11:31AM
0.04
1:49AM
0.26
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:24
Sunset--6:34-------6:35-------6:35-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1311122-2621--
Temp. °C272625252525252526272625252424232425232222222222
Feels °C (?)252525262726262626282827272727262727242625242425
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