Banyans surf break

Banyans surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 11PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
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
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)121212121212121214131313141414141313131313131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71454646724141413785858789939796851218484123125173129
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
10
SSW
15
SE
10
S
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
0.88
4:36AM
0.40
5:45PM
0.87
5:17AM
0.34
6:38PM
0.84
6:07AM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
0.17
10:22AM
0.00
12:55AM
0.19
10:58AM
0.03
2:12AM
0.20
11:39AM
0.08
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset6:42-------6:43-------6:43-------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11--------------
Temp. °C252525242424252525252424242425252524242424242525
Feels °C (?)262726272725272727282727272627272727272828272728
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