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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 Saturday 16 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
26.1° 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 2PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
65 | 77 | 107 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 144 | 137 | 135 | 137 | 196 | 193 | 188 | 183 | 183 | 136 | 246 | 277 | 107 | 105 | 107 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:54AM0.40m | 4:01PM0.93m | 3:40AM0.35m | 4:47PM0.94m | 4:28AM0.32m | 5:35PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM-0.03m | 11:06PM0.14m | 9:18AM-0.03m | 00:03AM0.14m | 10:00AM-0.01m | 1:02AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 49 | 77 | 107 | 54 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 96 | 144 | 137 | 135 | 137 | 196 | 193 | 188 | 183 | 183 | 136 | 246 | 277 | 107 | 105 | 107 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SSW 19 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 69 | 25 | 91 | 54 | 53 | 99 | 11 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 117 | 72 | 18 | 18 | 63 | 101 | 96 | 96 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SSE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 6 | SW 19 | S 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 65 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 92 | 96 | 53 | 53 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 62 | 61 | 6 | 59 | 3 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 95 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 120 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 124 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 99 | 49 | 99 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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