Banyans surf break

Banyans surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banyans today?

The current surf forecast for Banyans at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)131413141313131313131212121213131414141312121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4546464646467068434240393938565754611018178808485
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
SSE
15
S
5
S
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
SW
10
SE
5
SSW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.71
2:44AM
0.58
3:36PM
0.80
3:21AM
0.52
4:15PM
0.85
3:58AM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
0.04
9:08PM
0.16
8:51AM
0.02
10:00PM
0.15
9:19AM
-0.00
10:54PM
0.15
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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Sunset--6:40-------6:42-------6:42-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252525252424242425252424242424242525262524242525
Feels °C (?)282727292726272626252528272727252628292826262927
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