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Banyans surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
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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
26.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banyans today?
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 6AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
53 | 144 | 137 | 135 | 137 | 196 | 193 | 188 | 183 | 183 | 136 | 246 | 277 | 125 | 123 | 166 | 236 | 236 | 180 | 180 | 160 | 239 | 239 | 210 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:40AM0.35m | 4:47PM0.94m | 4:28AM0.32m | 5:35PM0.92m | 5:22AM0.29m | 6:27PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.14m | 9:18AM-0.03m | 00:03AM0.14m | 10:00AM-0.01m | 1:02AM0.15m | 10:44AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
96 | 144 | 137 | 135 | 137 | 196 | 193 | 188 | 183 | 183 | 136 | 246 | 277 | 125 | 123 | 166 | 236 | 236 | 180 | 180 | 160 | 239 | 239 | 210 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | S 6 | SW 21 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 12 | 117 | 7 | 33 | 18 | 63 | 101 | 96 | 96 | 87 | 51 | 51 | 3 | 80 | 101 | 99 | 101 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 6 | SW 14 | S 6 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 6 | SW 19 | S 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 |
53 | 53 | 53 | 12 | 54 | 7 | 72 | 62 | 61 | 6 | 59 | 3 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 31 | 11 | 80 | 49 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 3 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 99 | 49 | 3 | 95 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 121 | 49 | 121 | 121 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 134 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
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