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Banyans surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
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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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banyans today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 7AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | - | - |
| Evening (31 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
12 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 207 | 189 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 266 | 653 | 0 | 644 | 1670 | 581 | 456 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 3:23AM0.33m | 4:20PM0.82m | 3:58AM0.31m | 4:56PM0.81m | 4:34AM0.30m | 5:33PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.06m | 11:36PM0.18m | 9:24AM0.06m | 00:17AM0.18m | 9:57AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 |
406 | 390 | 375 | 360 | 284 | 280 | 346 | 346 | 276 | 273 | 528 | 639 | 759 | 625 | 582 | 542 | 775 | 653 | 768 | 644 | 1670 | 581 | 940 | 684 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 18 | SSW 15 | S 18 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 86 | 131 | 276 | 369 | 365 | 343 | 207 | 189 | 135 | 135 | 445 | 428 | 195 | 767 | 767 | 767 | — | 794 | 456 | 639 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | S 21 | SSW 11 | S 11 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 5 | 21 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 84 | 233 | 135 | 135 | 266 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 79 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 99 | 17 | 95 | 0 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 121 | 46 | 95 | 95 |
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