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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 7 am Wednesday 27 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banyans today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 3PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SSW 13 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | NNW 11 | SSW 12 | |
67 | 66 | 112 | 187 | 104 | 100 | 95 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 60 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 77 | 87 | 86 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:07PM0.73m | 1:25AM0.40m | 2:39PM0.78m | 2:07AM0.37m | 3:11PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52AM0.08m | 8:52PM0.25m | 7:20AM0.07m | 9:37PM0.22m | 7:49AM0.07m | 10:18PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:58 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
 kJ | 146 | 142 | 134 | 187 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 117 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 71 | 445 | 436 | 515 | 640 | 775 | 752 | 721 | 668 | 646 | 632 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 22 | S 22 | SSW 12 | NW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 67 | 66 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 100 | 95 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 60 | 38 | 161 | 236 | 77 | 22 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 61 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 43 | 97 | 95 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 18 | 33 | 19 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 99 | 99 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 21 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 95 | 17 | 2 |
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