Banyans surf break

Banyans surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banyans today?

The current surf forecast for Banyans at 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)121213131312121212121212111214131313141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7880858579737145464672414141378585878993979685121
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
S
0
S
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
5
SE
10
S
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
0.46
4:58PM
0.88
4:36AM
0.40
5:45PM
0.87
5:17AM
0.34
6:38PM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
0.15
9:49AM
-0.01
11:51PM
0.17
10:22AM
0.00
12:55AM
0.19
10:58AM
0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:01----
Sunset------6:42-------6:43-------6:43-
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------11------1-
Temp. °C252524252625252525242324252525242424242425252524
Feels °C (?)292827273026262728272525272728272827262628272826
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