Banyans surf break

Banyans surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 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
26.0° 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 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.6
NW
14
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
77
74
116
113
111
109
103
95
93
72
71
69
68
47
44
59
47
41
30
18
18
35
34
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
S
10
SSW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:11PM0.67m
9:02AM0.26m
9:08PM0.65m
10:58AM0.32m
10:04PM0.63m
12:00PM0.40m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.21m
12:47PM0.23m
5:13AM0.18m
2:29PM0.28m
5:42AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:50
5:50
5:50
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6:49
6:49
6:49
6:50
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
27
26
27
27
25
26
26
26
28
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.6
NW
14
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
12
0.6
S
16
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
NW
13
Energy kJ
121
162
160
116
113
111
109
103
95
186
72
71
69
68
109
107
107
107
30
30
58
58
35
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
NW
12
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
106
77
74
101
69
144
151
93
61
93
129
129
82
45
47
44
59
47
41
28
18
18
29
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
80
70
69
62
87
34
34
34
90
6
30
30
30
31
8
6
6
8
28
2
1
1
23
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
6
0.4
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
4
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
3
23
2
1
40
79
79
49
3
3
3
17
21
121
134
134
1
0
2
1
8
99
99
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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