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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 Tuesday 26 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banyans today?
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 8PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 3 | NW 20 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SSW 13 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | |
4 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 47 | 67 | 66 | 112 | 187 | 104 | 100 | 95 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:33PM0.67m | 00:41AM0.44m | 2:07PM0.73m | 1:25AM0.40m | 2:39PM0.78m | 2:07AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.28m | 6:52AM0.08m | 8:52PM0.25m | 7:20AM0.07m | 9:37PM0.22m | 7:49AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | 6:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 20 |
 kJ | 174 | 174 | 163 | 157 | 150 | 203 | 142 | 142 | 134 | 187 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 117 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 75 | 71 | 236 | 445 | 436 | 515 | 640 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | NW 20 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 22 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 15 | 32 | 49 | 47 | 67 | 66 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 100 | 95 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 38 | 161 | 68 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 12 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 43 | 97 | 95 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | WSW 3 | NW 10 | WNW 2 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 99 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 99 | 21 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 134 | 99 | 1 | 2 | 95 | 1 | 1 |
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