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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 am Tuesday 19 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
26.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banyans today?
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | S 16 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
236 | 236 | 180 | 180 | 160 | 242 | 239 | 210 | 160 | 213 | 113 | 156 | 107 | 102 | 102 | 67 | 203 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 172 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:22AM0.29m | 6:27PM0.88m | 6:27AM0.28m | 7:20PM0.82m | 7:53AM0.29m | 8:16PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.15m | 10:44AM0.03m | 2:04AM0.15m | 11:33AM0.09m | 3:06AM0.15m | 12:32PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 236 | 236 | 180 | 180 | 160 | 242 | 239 | 210 | 160 | 213 | 113 | 156 | 107 | 102 | 102 | 134 | 203 | 132 | 132 | 186 | 122 | 161 | 172 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 80 | 101 | 99 | 101 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 103 | 62 | 103 | 102 | 96 | 67 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 4 | NW 9 | S 13 | SSE 4 | SSW 12 | S 19 |
| kJ | 31 | 11 | 80 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 28 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSW 9 | W 2 | NW 3 | S 14 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 3 | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 35 | — | 14 | 13 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 95 | 0 | 121 | 157 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 121 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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