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Banyans Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Banyans surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banyans today?
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 12 | |
109 | 103 | 95 | 93 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 44 | 35 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:02AM0.26m | 9:08PM0.65m | 10:58AM0.32m | 10:04PM0.63m | 12:00PM0.40m | 10:58PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.23m | 5:13AM0.18m | 2:29PM0.28m | 5:42AM0.15m | 4:26PM0.31m | 6:07AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
27 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | S 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 |
 kJ | 109 | 103 | 95 | 186 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 30 | 47 | 58 | 58 | 29 | 44 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | NW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 151 | 93 | 61 | 93 | 129 | 129 | 83 | 45 | 65 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 24 | 69 | 69 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 3 | WNW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 90 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 69 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 21 | 95 | 121 | 134 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 99 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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