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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 Sunday 17 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
26.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banyans today?
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 5PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
135 | 137 | 196 | 193 | 188 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 246 | 277 | 125 | 123 | 166 | 233 | 236 | 180 | 180 | 160 | 239 | 236 | 210 | 210 | 213 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:47PM0.94m | 4:28AM0.32m | 5:35PM0.92m | 5:22AM0.29m | 6:27PM0.88m | 6:27AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM-0.03m | 00:03AM0.14m | 10:00AM-0.01m | 1:02AM0.15m | 10:44AM0.03m | 2:04AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | 6:53 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 135 | 137 | 196 | 193 | 188 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 246 | 277 | 125 | 123 | 166 | 233 | 236 | 180 | 180 | 160 | 239 | 236 | 210 | 210 | 213 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 21 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 117 | 7 | 33 | 18 | 63 | 101 | 96 | 96 | 87 | 51 | 51 | 6 | 80 | 101 | 99 | 101 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 6 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 6 | SW 19 | S 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 52 | 54 | 12 | 72 | 62 | 61 | 6 | 59 | 3 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 31 | 11 | 80 | 49 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 41 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 3 | — | S 6 | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 95 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 49 | 17 | 121 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 134 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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