Banyans surf break

Banyans surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 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 8AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
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
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)131314141414131313131313131616151615141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)858789939796851218484123125173129122215239272264264264264269250
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassonononcross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
0.34
6:38PM
0.84
6:07AM
0.29
7:38PM
0.79
7:27AM
0.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
0.19
10:58AM
0.03
2:12AM
0.20
11:39AM
0.08
3:44AM
0.20
12:31PM
0.14
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset------6:43-------6:43-------6:43-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242424242525252524242424252525242424242425252424
Feels °C (?)262727272726262827282827272828282727272727272628
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