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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 24 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
26.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banyans today?
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 10PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
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 Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 19 | NW 3 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 20 | SSW 15 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | |
7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 225 | 49 | 47 | 67 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:10PM0.50m | 11:02PM0.55m | 12:56PM0.59m | 11:53PM0.49m | 1:33PM0.67m | 00:41AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.33m | 5:55AM0.10m | 6:51PM0.32m | 6:24AM0.09m | 7:59PM0.28m | 6:52AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | 6:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | 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 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | 132 | 132 | 184 | 134 | 123 | 121 | 138 | 127 | 85 | 84 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 174 | 170 | 163 | 225 | 209 | 150 | 146 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | NNW 12 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 20 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 46 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 46 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 47 | 67 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | N 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SW 20 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 4 | — | SW 19 | SSW 2 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | — | NNW 10 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 2 | WSW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NW 10 |
| kJ | 24 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 21 | 134 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 99 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 99 | 99 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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