Banyans surf break

Banyans surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banyans today?

The current surf forecast for Banyans at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
Period(s) (?)121212121313141414131212131313121212121212121412
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4039393856575461101817880858279737145464672413741
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
0
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
W
5
NNW
5
SE
5
S
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
0.80
3:21AM
0.52
4:15PM
0.85
3:58AM
0.46
4:58PM
0.88
4:36AM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
0.15
9:19AM
-0.00
10:54PM
0.15
9:49AM
-0.01
11:51PM
0.17
10:22AM
0.00
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset6:42-------6:42-------6:42-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------121-------------
Temp. °C242424242424262525252524242525252525242424242525
Feels °C (?)272826272626282727282927272928272729262726242627
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