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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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banyans today?
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 8AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 19 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 11 | SW 18 | NW 10 | NW 20 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | |
14 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 47 | 67 | 66 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 100 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 11:02PM0.55m | 12:56PM0.59m | 11:53PM0.49m | 1:33PM0.67m | 00:41AM0.44m | 2:07PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.10m | 6:51PM0.32m | 6:24AM0.09m | 7:59PM0.28m | 6:52AM0.08m | 8:52PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
85 | 134 | 130 | 85 | 84 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 174 | 174 | 163 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 146 | 142 | 134 | 130 | 128 | 126 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | S 4 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
39 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 46 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 49 | 47 | 67 | 66 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 100 | 95 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | SW 20 | S 20 | — | NW 11 | NNW 11 | — | SW 19 | — | WNW 3 | NW 11 | SW 18 | NW 10 | NW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
14 | 15 | 7 | — | 5 | 12 | — | 15 | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 99 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 99 | 121 | 99 | 0 | 3 |
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