Banyans surf break

Banyans surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 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
25.8° 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 3PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (06 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (06 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121218181816161615151414141413131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38372322223280786712512256104103100978911811811611464106103
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
0
E
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28PM
0.40
6:34AM
0.75
7:29PM
0.43
7:05AM
0.66
8:39PM
0.47
7:33AM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
0.11
11:37PM
0.15
1:39PM
0.12
12:28AM
0.24
2:11PM
0.12
1:32AM
0.33
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-------6:58-------7:00-------7:00
Sunset--5:59-------6:00-------6:00-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12322222111111----------
Temp. °C252524242423232324242324232323232525242323232323
Feels °C (?)282626262625252526262526252525252627262626262525
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