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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 Saturday 23 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
26.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 14 | NW 15 | NW 10 | S 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | |
11 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 215 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:07AM0.41m | 10:08PM0.61m | 12:10PM0.50m | 11:02PM0.55m | 12:56PM0.59m | 11:53PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.31m | 5:24AM0.11m | 5:23PM0.33m | 5:55AM0.10m | 6:51PM0.32m | 6:24AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | 6:55 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 233 | 218 | 212 | 212 | 215 | 200 | 138 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 136 | 138 | 86 | 85 | 134 | 127 | 94 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 125 | 83 | 80 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | SE 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | S 17 | NW 15 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 16 | S 16 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 46 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 46 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | — | S 18 | S 18 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 10 | NNW 3 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SW 20 | S 20 | NNW 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 20 | SW 19 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | — | 25 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | NW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 18 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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